FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | X44 |
| Lat/Long: | 25-46-42.0000N / 080-10-13.0000W 25-46.700000N / 080-10.216667W 25.7783333 / -80.1702778 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 03W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles E of MIAMI, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 33132 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public, ALL TERMINAL FACILITIES ARE PRIVATE USE. |
| Activation date: | 03/1948 |
| Sectional chart: | MIAMI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MIAMI CENTER |
| FSS: | MIAMI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MIA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted, WIND SOCK LCTD APRXLY 500FT NW OF RAMP. |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| International operations: | international airport of entry |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS at MIA (7 nm W): | PHONE 305-870-0235 |
| WX ASOS at HWO (14 nm N): | PHONE 954-983-5904 |
| WX ASOS at TMB (16 nm SW): | PHONE 305-235-1332 |
| WX ASOS at FLL (18 nm N): | PHONE 954-359-7857 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| VKZr336/1.8 | | VIRGINIA KEY VOR/DME | | 117.10 | | 04W |
| DHPr102/9.7 | | DOLPHIN VORTAC | | 113.90 | | 04W |
| FLLr183/17.8 | | FORT LAUDERDALE VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PLANTATION | | 176/21.4 | | 242 | | 03W | | PJN | .--. .--- -. |
Seaplane Base Services
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway NW/SE
| Dimensions: | 15000 x 600 ft. / 4572 x 183 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY NW | | RUNWAY SE |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF MIAMI 300 BISCAYNE WAY, STE 400-401 MIAMI, FL 33131 Phone 305-416-1400 CONTACT PERSON: TIMOTHY SCHMAND 305-373-8780 |
| Manager: | JAMES CONFALONE MIAMI SPB, 1000 MACARTHUR CAUSEWAY MIAMI, FL 33132 Phone 305-577-9484 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 37/week * | | 100% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 March 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MIAMI HELIPORT LCTD 400' NE. |
| - | 500' RDO TWR 3/4MI W OF BASE. |
| - | NUMEROUS WATERCRAFT AND LARGE PASSENGER VESSELS IN AREA. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at X44.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMIA - Miami International Airport (7 nm W)
KOPF - Opa-Locka Executive Airport (10 nm NW)
KHWO - North Perry Airport (14 nm N)
KTMB - Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (16 nm SW)
KFLL - Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport (18 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Mike McKenney, Bill McKenney piloting
Photo taken 12-Feb-2009
looking SE (from a left base), altitude is 400 feet. Landing zone is in the channel.
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:22 | | 11:22 |
| Sunrise | | 06:47 | | 11:47 |
| Sunset | | 17:28 | | 22:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:53 | | 22:53 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2009 16:26:12 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Nov-2009 11:26:12 |
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| METAR |
KMIA 8nm W | 251553Z 00000KT 5SM -RA BR FEW005 BKN029 OVC120 22/22 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP149 P0010 T02220217
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KOPF 10nm NW | 251553Z 13004KT 10SM -RA SCT020 22/22 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP147 P0013 T02220222
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KHWO 14nm N | 251553Z 00000KT 10SM -RA CLR 22/21 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE-S TSE12 SLP150 P0013 T02170206
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KTMB 16nm SW | 251553Z 01005KT 6SM RA BR BKN025 22/22 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP143 P0009 T02220217
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KFLL 17nm N | 251553Z 07004KT 7SM RA FEW025 BKN030 22/21 A2995 RMK AO2 TSE33 SLP140 P0007 T02170206
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| TAF |
KMIA 8nm W | 251404Z 2514/2612 25010KT 3SM -TSRA BKN015CB OVC025 TEMPO 2514/2516 5SM -SHRA SCT015CB OVC025 FM251700 17010KT P6SM VCSH SCT030CB BKN050 FM252100 21010KT P6SM VCSH SCT030CB BKN050
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KOPF 10nm NW | 251251Z 2513/2612 VRB04KT 6SM -SHRA SCT015CB BKN025 TEMPO 2513/2515 3SM TSRA BKN015CB OVC025 FM251700 17010KT P6SM VCSH SCT030CB BKN050 FM252100 21010KT P6SM VCSH SCT030CB BKN050
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KTMB 16nm SW | 251212Z 2512/2612 VRB03KT 5SM -SHRA SCT015CB BKN025 OVC050 TEMPO 2512/2514 3SM TSRA BKN015CB OVC025 FM251700 17010KT P6SM VCSH SCT030CB BKN050 FM252100 21010KT P6SM VCSH SCT030CB BKN050
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KFLL 17nm N | 251403Z 2514/2612 28011KT 2SM TSRA BKN015CB OVC025 TEMPO 2514/2516 5SM -SHRA SCT015CB OVC025 FM251800 17010KT P6SM VCSH SCT030CB BKN050 FM252100 23010KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN050
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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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