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48VT Cub Cove Seaplane Base
Colchester, Vermont, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 48VT
Lat/Long: 44-33-12.7700N 073-13-53.3900W
44-33.212833N 073-13.889833W
44.5535472,-73.2314972
(estimated)
Elevation: 95 ft. / 29 m (estimated)
From city: 6 miles W of COLCHESTER, VT
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 05446

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 04/2009
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: MAY-OCT DAWN-DUSK
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

UNICOM: 122.8
WX ASOS at BTV (6 nm SE): 123.8 (802-657-4490)
WX ASOS at PBG (12 nm NW): 132.225 (518-324-5539)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BTVr002/9.6BURLINGTON VOR/DME117.5015W

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 5W/23W

Dimensions: 4000 x 300 ft. / 1219 x 91 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 5W  RUNWAY 23W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: FRANK SHEA/ CATHERINE RUSH
48 SPAULDING EAST SHR
COLCHESTER, VT 05446
Phone 802-660-2641
ALTN: 954-609-9139.
Manager: FRANK SHEA
48 SPAULDING EAST SHR
COLCHESTER, VT 05446
Phone 954-609-4945

Additional Remarks

A52-05W 200 FT HILL 400 FT NW OF LNDG AREA.
- FOR CD CTC BURLINGTON APCH AT 802-657-4413, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 48VT.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBTV - Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (6 nm SE)
KPBG - Plattsburgh International Airport (12 nm NW)
KFSO - Franklin County State Airport (24 nm N)
KMVL - Morrisville-Stowe State Airport (26 nm E)
KMPV - Edward F Knapp State Airport (36 nm SE)
  
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From to 48VT

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 03-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0210:02
Sunrise06:3110:31
Sunset19:2123:21
Evening civil twilight19:5123:51

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  03-Apr-2026 06:17:27
Local (UTC-4)  03-Apr-2026 02:17:27
 
METAR
KBTV 
6nm SE 		030554Z AUTO 19016G28KT 10SM OVC024 04/00 A3024 RMK AO2 PK WND 18031/0528 PRESFR SLP243 60002 T00440000 10044 20039 58028
KPBG 
12nm NW 		030553Z AUTO 16018G32KT 10SM OVC019 03/01 A3020 RMK AO2 PK WND 17036/0537 SLP228 60002 T00330011 10044 20033 58034
TAF
KBTV 
6nm SE 		030522Z 0306/0406 17016G29KT P6SM BKN028 PROB30 0306/0308 5SM -SHRA BR FM030800 17017G32KT P6SM -SHRA OVC035 WS020/19045KT FM031300 18021G36KT P6SM BKN024 WS020/21045KT PROB30 0313/0315 5SM -SHRA BR FM031600 18019G33KT P6SM BKN060 FM032300 21013G22KT P6SM SCT050
KPBG 
12nm NW 		030522Z 0306/0406 16015G30KT P6SM BKN040 WS020/18045KT PROB30 0306/0308 5SM -SHRA BR FM030800 17016G32KT P6SM -SHRA BKN060 WS020/19045KT FM031200 16015G29KT P6SM BKN050 WS020/22040KT PROB30 0312/0318 5SM -SHRA BR FM031900 17012G21KT P6SM BKN050 FM032300 21009G18KT P6SM BKN040 WS020/25030KT FM040200 27008G16KT P6SM BKN060
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