FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | S96 |
| Lat/Long: | 48-12-59.7330N / 116-21-38.6580W 48-12.995550N / 116-21.644300W 48.2165925 / -116.3607383 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2062 ft. / 628 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 19E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SE of GLENGARY, ID |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 83836 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1969 |
| Sectional chart: | GREAT FALLS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
| FSS: | BOISE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BOI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-yellow (lighted seaplane base) |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at SZT (9 nm NW): | 135.425 (208-263-3074) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| COEr016/32.4 | | COEUR D'ALENE VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 19E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SANDPOE | | 099/9.2 | | 264 | | 20E | | SZT | ... --.. - |
| LIBBY | | 244/35.0 | | 414 | | 17E | | LYI | .-.. -.-- .. |
| POST FALLS | | 021/37.3 | | 347 | | 19E | | LEN | .-.. . -. |
Seaplane Base Services
| Parking: | buoy |
| Airframe service: | NONE EMERG MINOR AIRFRAME REPAIRS ONLY. |
| Powerplant service: | NONE EMERG MINOR PWR PLANT REPAIRS ONLY. |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14W/32W
| Dimensions: | 15000 x 4000 ft. / 4572 x 1219 m |
| Surface: | water, in excellent condition |
| RUNWAY 14W | | RUNWAY 32W |
| Elevation: | 2063.0 ft. | | 2063.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | F M BIRD BIRD AIRLODGE, BOX 817 SANDPOINT, ID 83864 Phone 208-263-2549 |
| Manager: | F M BIRD BIRD AIRLODGE, BOX 817 SANDPOINT, ID 83864 Phone 208-263-8554 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: 200/year * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 18 August 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| A43-14W | UNMKD HELIPAD LCTD ON BEACH TO THE W ADJ TO DOCKS WITH NON-STD HELICOPTER VASI LCTD ON WINCH PLATFORM. |
| - | HELI OPER ON & INVOF SEAPLANE BASE. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at S96.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSZT - Sandpoint Airport (9 nm NW)
65S - Boundary County Airport (31 nm N)
KCOE - Coeur d'Alene Airport - Pappy Boyington Field (32 nm SW)
S59 - Libby Airport (35 nm E)
KDEW - Deer Park Airport (45 nm W)
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:26 | | 14:26 |
| Sunrise | | 06:58 | | 14:58 |
| Sunset | | 17:01 | | 01:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:34 | | 01:34 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 05:23:36 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 12-Feb-2012 21:23:36 |
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| METAR |
KSZT 9nm NW | 130455Z AUTO 20004KT 10SM OVC007 02/02 A2984 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KCOE 33nm SW | 121912Z 1219/1318 17005KT P6SM VCFG OVC008 FM122100 21004KT P6SM BKN012 OVC020 FM122300 20004KT P6SM BKN025 FM130500 04005KT P6SM BKN008 OVC012 FM131600 05006KT P6SM BKN015 OVC020 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
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