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2A4 Vor Lake Waterlane Seaplane Base
Bettles, Alaska, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 2A4
Lat/Long: 66-53-57.3100N / 151-28-17.5900W
66-53.955167N / 151-28.293167W
66.8992528 / -151.4715528
(estimated)
Elevation: 631 ft. / 192 m (estimated)
Variation: 26E (1995)
From city: 2 miles SE of BETTLES, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99726

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1999
Sectional chart: FAIRBANKS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788]
NOTAMs facility: BTT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATTND
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at BTT (1.6 nm NW): 135.45 (907-692-5900)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BTTr083/1.6BETTLES VOR/DME116.0020E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
EVANSVILLE060/2.239120EEAV . .- ...-

Seaplane Base Services

Fuel available: 100LL

Runway Information

Runway 14W/32W

Dimensions: 4100 x 200 ft. / 1250 x 61 m
WATERLANE LENGTHENED BY PROJECT. NOW 4100'
Surface: water, in excellent condition
RUNWAY 14W  RUNWAY 32W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 14 ft. gnd, 400 ft. from runway, 28:1 slope to clear12 ft. gnd, 350 ft. from runway, 29:1 slope to clear

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: STATE OF AK/DOT/PF/N REG
2301 PEGER RD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-451-2200
Manager: JEREMY WORRALL
2301 PEGER RD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99709
Phone 907-451-5230

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 9
Single engine airplanes: 9
    
Aircraft operations: avg 42/month *
100% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005

Additional Remarks

BE ALERT: WATERLANE CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING
WESTERLY WNDS CAUSE DOWNDRAFTS INVOF SPB. RISING TERRAIN 1/4 NM WEST OF LAKE.
NO PUB DOCK; GRVL RAMP ONLY.
WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 2A4.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PABT - Bettles Airport (2 nm NW)
PFAL - Allakaket Airport (34 nm SW)
PACX - Coldfoot Airport (36 nm NE)
PAKP - Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (74 nm N)
PAIM - Indian Mountain LRRS Airport (76 nm SW)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 2A4 (Vor Lake Waterlane Seaplane Base)
Photo by Buster Downey
Photo taken 03-Jul-2007
looking east

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From to 2A4

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight09:2318:23
Sunrise10:4819:48
Sunset14:5823:58
Evening civil twilight16:2301:23

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  26-Nov-2009 04:44:10
Local (UTC-9)  25-Nov-2009 19:44:10
 
METAR
PABT 260353Z 00000KT 10SM FEW045 SCT200 M13/M15 A2939 RMK AO2 SLP970 T11331150
TAF
PABT 252331Z 2600/2624 36003KT P6SM FEW045 SCT200 FM261400 35006KT 4SM -SN BR SCT015 OVC030 FM261800 VRB03KT 1SM -SN BR OVC015

 
 

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