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Z87 Blinn Lake Seaplane Base
Cold Bay, Alaska, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: Z87
Lat/Long: 55-15-05.8580N / 162-45-12.2560W
55-15.097633N / 162-45.204267W
55.2516272 / -162.7534044
(estimated)
Elevation: 50 ft. / 15 m (estimated)
Variation: 17E (1985)
From city: 3 miles N of COLD BAY, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99571

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 02/1971
Sectional chart: COLD BAY
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: COLD BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-532-2466]
Alternate FSS: ENA KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-864-1737]
NOTAMs facility: CDB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no
Beacon: ROTG BCN ADJ ON COLD BAY ARPT.

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 123.6
WX ASOS at CDB (2.9 nm S): 135.75 (907-532-2639)
WX ASOS at KVC (19 nm SE): 118.325 (907-497-4279)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CDBr129/1.2COLD BAY VORTAC112.6014E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ELFEE141/2.934114EELF . .-.. ..-.

Seaplane Base Services

Fuel available: FUEL AVBL FM COLD BAY ARPT. NO DELIVERY AVAILABLE. MUST HAVE OWN TRUCK AND CANS. CALL 907-532-2467.
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway E/W

Dimensions: 2500 x 1000 ft. / 762 x 305 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY E  RUNWAY W
Elevation: 50.0 ft.50.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono

Runway N/S

Dimensions: 2000 x 1000 ft. / 610 x 305 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY N  RUNWAY S
Elevation: 50.0 ft.50.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: PUBLIC DOMAIN

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 1
Single engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: 50/year *
100% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005

Additional Remarks

E94 WX AVBL FM COLD BAY ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at Z87.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PACD - Cold Bay Airport (3 nm S)
PAVC - King Cove Airport (19 nm SE)
PAOU - Nelson Lagoon Airport (70 nm NE)
PASD - Sand Point Airport (76 nm E)
 
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From to Z87

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:3217:32
Sunrise09:1218:12
Sunset17:5802:58
Evening civil twilight18:3803:38

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 08:34:21
Local (UTC-9)  08-Nov-2009 23:34:21
 
METAR
PACD 
3nm S 
090053Z 30015KT 10SM SCT034 02/M04 A2993 RMK A02 SLP135 T00171044 $
PAVC 
19nm SE 
090756Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM BKN026 OVC035 02/M03 A2996 RMK AO2 PWINO TSNO T00221027 SLP149 $
TAF
PACD 
3nm S 
090526Z 0906/1006 24010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 TEMPO 0906/0910 BKN025 FM091600 26017G25KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN020 OVC035

 
 

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