FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 2G6 |
| Lat/Long: | 37-19-14.0000N / 077-20-45.0000W
37-19.233333N / 077-20.750000W
37.3205556 / -77.3458333
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 7 ft. / 2 m |
| Variation: | 10W (2000) |
| From city: | 6 miles E of CHESTER, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 23836 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/2001 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DCA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at FCI (10 nm NW): | 128.625 (804-271-8426) |
| WX ASOS at RIC (11 nm N): | PHONE 804-236-1091 |
| WX AWOS-3 at PTB (11 nm SW): | 133.325 (804-861-5551) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| RICr195/11.0 | | RICHMOND VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 09W |
| HPWr273/11.0 | | HOPEWELL VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 06W |
| FAKr124/26.2 | | FLAT ROCK VORTAC | | 113.30 | | 06W |
| HCMr263/31.2 | | HARCUM VORTAC | | 108.80 | | 07W |
| FKNr345/39.7 | | FRANKLIN VORTAC | | 110.60 | | 09W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PETERSBURG | | 052/15.8 | | 284 | | 08W | | PTB | .--. - -... |
| WAKEFIELD | | 330/26.1 | | 274 | | 09W | | AKQ | .- -.- --.- |
| ASHEY | | 176/27.9 | | 280 | | 09W | | LJK | .-.. .--- -.- |
| BLACKSTONE | | 080/35.3 | | 326 | | 09W | | BKT | -... -.- - |
| FELKER | | 297/36.4 | | 226 | | 10W | | FAF | ..-. .- ..-. |
Seaplane Base Services
Runway Information
Runway 5W/23W
| Dimensions: | 2500 x 150 ft. / 762 x 46 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 5W | | RUNWAY 23W |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | BARNEY MCLAUGHLIN
1011 E. BROADWAY
HOPEWELL,, VA 23860
Phone 804-541-1011 |
| Manager: | BARNEY MCLAUGHLIN
1011 E. BROADWAY
HOPEWELL, VA 23860
Phone 804-541-1011 |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 2G6.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
VA39 - Fort Lee Army Heliport 3 (Qrtmst Cen) (4 nm S)
KFCI - Chesterfield County Airport (10 nm NW)
KRIC - Richmond International Airport (11 nm N)
KPTB - Dinwiddie County Airport (11 nm SW)
W96 - New Kent County Airport (15 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 17-May-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:30 | | 09:30 |
| Sunrise | | 05:59 | | 09:59 |
| Sunset | | 20:12 | | 00:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:42 | | 00:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 09:16:29 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 17-May-2008 05:16:29 |
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| METAR |
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KRIC
12nm N | 170854Z 32004KT 10SM CLR 11/06 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP083 T01060061 53003
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KPTB
12nm SW | 170840Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM CLR 08/06 A2978 RMK AO2
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KOFP
23nm N | 170854Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP082 T00830067 53000
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KRIC
12nm N | 170520Z 170606 34010KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 TEMPO 0608 35012G22KT FM1100 29008KT P6SM SCT250 FM1600 24013G20KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM2100 23014G24KT P6SM BKN050 FM0000 23010KT P6SM OVC060
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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