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3FD9 Prairie Lake Private Residential Seaplane Mooring Facility
Altamonte Springs, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 3FD9
Lat/Long: 28-39-23.9920N 081-21-12.2460W
28-39.399867N 081-21.204100W
28.6566644,-81.3534017
(estimated)
Elevation: 86 ft. / 26 m (estimated)
Variation: 03W (1985)
From city: 1 mile SE of ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 32730

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/1988
Control tower: no
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

WX ASOS at ORL (7 nm S): 127.25 (407-658-6753)
WX ASOS at SFB (10 nm NE): 125.975 (407-321-9384)
WX ASOS at MCO (14 nm S): PHONE 407-270-2241

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ORLr352/6.9ORLANDO VORTAC112.2000E

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 5W/23W

Dimensions: 1800 x 100 ft. / 549 x 30 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 5W  RUNWAY 23W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: RICHARD L. & MICHAEL T. HENSCH
259 ROBIN COURT
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL 32701
Phone 407-331-5655
ARLIS E. CLAXTON
Manager: RICHARD L. & MICHAEL T. HENSCH
259 ROBIN COURT
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL 32701
Phone 407-331-5655
407-831-6513

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC ORLANDO APCH AT 407-852-7553.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3FD9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KORL - Orlando Executive Airport (7 nm S)
KSFB - Orlando Sanford International Airport (10 nm NE)
X04 - Orlando Apopka Airport (12 nm W)
KMCO - Orlando International Airport (14 nm S)
KISM - Kissimmee Gateway Airport (22 nm S)
  
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Area around 3FD9 (Prairie Lake Private Residential Seaplane Mooring Facility)
 
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From to 3FD9

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 01-Nov-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1411:14
Sunrise07:3911:39
Sunset18:4022:40
Evening civil twilight19:0423:04

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-Nov-2026 17:38:07
Local (UTC-4)  01-Nov-2026 13:38:07
 
METAR
KORL 
6nm S 		011653Z 08013KT 10SM FEW035 SCT044 BKN110 28/20 A3016 RMK AO2 PK WND 07027/1631 LTG DSNT SE SLP217 T02780200
KSFB 
10nm NE 		011653Z 08015G23KT 10SM FEW036 BKN110 28/19 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP213 T02780194
KMCO 
14nm S 		011653Z 09016G22KT 10SM FEW035 SCT055 BKN100 OVC250 27/20 A3017 RMK CB DSNT SE-S SW
TAF
KSFB 
10nm NE 		011132Z 0112/0212 08008KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN040 OVC250 FM011400 08013G21KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 SCT060 BKN100 FM011800 08017G24KT P6SM VCTS SCT020CB BKN070 OVC200 TEMPO 0118/0122 3SM SHRA BKN020 FM012300 08010KT P6SM VCSH SCT008 BKN025 BKN250
KMCO 
14nm S 		011500Z 0115/0218 08013G25KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 SCT060 BKN100 TEMPO 0115/0118 3SM SHRA BKN020 FM011800 08016G23KT P6SM VCTS SCT020CB BKN070 OVC200 TEMPO 0118/0122 3SM SHRA BKN020 FM012300 08010KT P6SM VCSH SCT008 BKN025 BKN250 TEMPO 0208/0212 BKN008 FM021500 08014G20KT P6SM SCT020 BKN035 BKN250
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