FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 PROPERTY MGMT SECTION 704 SW 34TH ST FT LAUDERDALE, FL 33315 Phone 305-579-6318 |
| Manager: | DIMITRI ITURRIA 1000 MAC ARTHUR CAUSEWAY MIAMI, FL 33132 Phone 305-371-8628 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 37/week * | | 100% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 17 June 2002 | |
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 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:09 | | 10:09 |
| Sunrise | | 06:35 | | 10:35 |
| Sunset | | 20:15 | | 00:15 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:41 | | 00:41 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 03:09:15 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 23:09:15 |
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| METAR |
KMIA 8nm W | 050253Z 14003KT 7SM FEW020 29/23 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP171 T02890233 51008 $
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KOPF 10nm NW | 050253Z AUTO 17003KT 9SM CLR 28/23 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP173 T02830233 51011 $
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KHWO 14nm N | 050253Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM HZ CLR 28/24 A3005 RMK AO2 RAB03E18 SLP176 P0000 60000 T02780239 51014 $
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KTMB 16nm SW | 050253Z 16003KT 4SM HZ CLR 28/24 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 T02780244 53008
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KFLL 17nm N | 050253Z 00000KT 10SM FEW037 SCT055 29/24 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 T02890244 53013
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| TAF |
KMIA 8nm W | 042329Z 0500/0524 13006KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 SCT060 SCT250 FM050200 16004KT P6SM FEW030 SCT250 FM051300 16006KT P6SM SCT030 FM051700 14009KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN250
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KOPF 10nm NW | 042329Z 0500/0524 14006KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 SCT060 SCT250 FM050200 16004KT P6SM FEW030 SCT250 FM051300 16006KT P6SM SCT030 FM051700 14009KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN250
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KTMB 16nm SW | 050216Z 0502/0524 VRB02KT 4SM HZ SCT030 SCT250 FM051400 19005KT P6SM SCT030 FM051700 16008KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN250
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KFLL 17nm N | 042329Z 0500/0524 14006KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 SCT060 SCT250 FM050300 17004KT P6SM FEW030 SCT250 FM051300 17006KT P6SM SCT030 FM051600 14010KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN250
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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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