FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | L93 |
| Lat/Long: | 61-05-13.6400N / 146-08-38.4300W 61-05.227333N / 146-08.640500W 61.0871222 / -146.1440083 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 39 ft. / 12 m (estimated) |
| From city: | 6 miles W of VALDEZ, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99686 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/2006 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-789-7380] |
| NOTAMs facility: | VDZ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at VDZ (4 nm NW): | 118.8 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| JOHr353/38.7 | | JOHNSTONE POINT VOR/DME | | 116.70 | | 27E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| MINERAL CREEK | | 091/6.4 | | 524 | | 19E | | MNL | -- -. .-.. |
| ORCA BAY | | 357/38.7 | | 233 | | 23E | | ALJ | .- .-.. .--- |
Seaplane Base Services
Runway Information
Runway E/W
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 200 ft. / 1219 x 61 m |
| Surface: | water, in good condition |
| RUNWAY E | | RUNWAY W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway N/S
| Dimensions: | 2000 x 200 ft. / 610 x 61 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY N | | RUNWAY S |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ALASKA DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 550 W. 7TH AVE ANCHORAGE, AK 99501 Phone 907-835-8718 |
| Manager: | DEAN CUMMINGS P.O. BOX 2501 VALDEZ, AK 99686 Phone 907-831-1386 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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Additional Remarks
| - | BE ALERT, STEEL BEAMS EXPOSED ON DOCK. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at L93.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAVD - Valdez Pioneer Field Airport (4 nm NW)
PAKA - Tatitlek Airport (20 nm SW)
PACV - Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport (41 nm SE)
PAGK - Gulkana Airport (67 nm N)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (90 nm W)
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Times for 11-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:52 | | 16:52 |
| Sunrise | | 08:38 | | 17:38 |
| Sunset | | 17:19 | | 02:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:06 | | 03:06 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 06:48:25 |
| Local (UTC-9) | 11-Feb-2012 21:48:25 |
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| METAR |
PAVD 4nm NW | 120556Z 00000KT 1 3/4SM BKN003 OVC020 00/M01 A2929 RMK AO1 0447Z WEA
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| TAF |
PAVD 4nm NW | 120540Z 1206/1306 VRB03KT 5SM -SNRA BR FEW001 BKN030 OVC050 FM120900 VRB03KT P6SM -SN SCT020 OVC040 FM121600 VRB03KT 2SM -SN BR SCT001 BKN010 FM130200 VRB03KT 6SM -SNRA SCT025 OVC040 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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