AirNav: W33 - Friday Harbor Seaplane Base

W33

Friday Harbor Seaplane Base
Friday Harbor, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier:	W33
Lat/Long:	48-32-14.3590N / 123-00-34.6450W 48-32.239317N / 123-00.577417W 48.5373219 / -123.0096236 (estimated)
Elevation:	0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
Variation:	21E (1985)
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	98250

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	10/1947
Sectional chart:	SEATTLE
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SEATTLE CENTER
FSS:	SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	SEA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
International operations:	customs landing rights airport US CUSTOMS USER FEE AIRPORT.

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF:	128.25
WX ASOS at FHR (1.1 nm SW):	135.675 (360-378-8491)
WX AWOS-3 at ORS (11 nm N):	135.425 (360-376-6045)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
CVVr308/20.9	PENN COVE VOR/DME	117.20	19E
YYJr100/22.0	VICTORIA VOR/DME	113.70	21E
HUHr195/29.8	WHATCOM VORTAC	113.00	20E
YVRr149/32.9	VANCOUVER VORTAC	115.90	21E

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
FRIDAY HARBOR	at field	284	20E	FHR	..-. .... .-.
LOPEZ ISLAND	294/5.0	356	21E	OPZ	--- .--. --..
SKAGIT/BAY VIEW	259/23.9	240	21E	BVS	-... ...- ...

Seaplane Base Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions:	10000 x 2000 ft. / 3048 x 610 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 3	RUNWAY 21
Elevation:	0.0 ft.	0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Runway 12/30

Dimensions:	6000 x 1000 ft. / 1829 x 305 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 12	RUNWAY 30
Elevation:	0.0 ft.	0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	PORT OF FRIDAY HARBOR PO BOX 889 FRIDAY HARBOR, WA 98250 Phone 360-378-2688
Manager:	STEVE SIMPSON PO BOX 889 FRIDAY HARBOR, WA 98250 Phone 360-378-2688

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 24/day *
53%	air taxi
47%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005

Additional Remarks

A56-03	INCLINOMETER CHECK NOT PERFORMED ALL RWYS.
-	FLIGHT NOTIFICATION SERVICE (ADCUS) AVBL.
-	ALL TKOFS SHOULD BE PERFORMED N OF BROWNS ISLAND.
-	SEAPLANE OPS WARNING LGT OTS INDEFLY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at W33.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFHR - Friday Harbor Airport (1 nm SW)
KNUW - Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) (18 nm SE)
KOKH - AJ Eisenberg Airport (22 nm SE)
KBVS - Skagit Regional Airport (24 nm E)
KBLI - Bellingham International Airport (24 nm NE)

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Area around W33 (Friday Harbor Seaplane Base)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 05-Jul-2009

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:37	11:37
Sunrise	05:18	12:18
Sunset	21:15	04:15
Evening civil twilight	21:57	04:57

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	05-Jul-2009 07:52:20
Local (UTC-7)	05-Jul-2009 00:52:20

METAR

KFHR 2nm SW	050653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/10 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP118 T01170100
CWZO 9nm W	050700Z AUTO 17010KT RMK AO1
KORS 11nm NE	050730Z AUTO 18004KT 8SM CLR 15/12 A2985 RMK AO2
CWYJ 12nm SW	050700Z AUTO 00000KT 16/11 RMK AO1 T01570111
CWEZ 14nm N	050700Z AUTO 23004KT 19/10 RMK AO1 SLP113 T01920101 58008
CWLM 14nm SW	050700Z AUTO 11004KT 17/09 RMK AO1 T01650092
CYWH 14nm SW	050400Z 24002KT 15SM OVC230 17/10 A2989 RMK CI3 LST OBS/NEXT 051300 UTC SLP122
CYYJ 17nm W	050700Z 00000KT 30SM SCT250 15/10 A2987 RMK CI2 SLP114
CWPF 18nm SW	050700Z AUTO 06001KT 15/12 RMK AO1 SLP108 T01470120 56007
KNUW 18nm SE	050656Z 00000KT 10SM FEW150 BKN250 13/09 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP122 T01330094

TAF

CYYJ
17nm W

050538Z 0506/0606 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250 BECMG 0516/0518 09006KT RMK NXT FCST BY 051200Z

NOTAMs

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Getting Around: Taxi, Limo, Rental Cars, Mass Transit

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Comments

Susie's Moped Rentals, Inc

360-378-5244
[web site]
[email]

Rental cars, Ground transportation, Other business

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Friday Harbor Seaplane Base. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Friday Harbor Seaplane Base, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.

Hotels near Friday Harbor Seaplane Base
	Miles		Price ($)
FRIDAY HARBOR HOUSE		0.4	129-265
ELEMENTS HOTEL AND SPA		0.6	137-247
BEST WESTERN FRIDAY HARBOR STE		0.8	141-215
HILLSIDE HOUSE BED AND BREAKFAS		0.9	115-330
BIRD ROCK HOTEL OF FRIDAY HARBO		2.9
LAKEDALE RESORT AT THREE LAKES		4.2	129-249
DEER HARBOR RESORT		5.7	289-290

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.

Hotels in other cities near Friday Harbor Seaplane Base

1 in	Roche Harbor
1 in	Eastsound
4 in	Anacortes

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