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48VT

Cub Cove Seaplane Base
Colchester, Vermont, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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
BTVr002/9.6		BURLINGTON VOR/DME		117.50		15W

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:	left	left

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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 25-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:09	11:09
Sunrise	06:38	11:38
Sunset	17:34	22:34
Evening civil twilight	18:03	23:03

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Feb-2026 01:01:24
Local (UTC-5)	25-Feb-2026 20:01:24

METAR

KBTV 6nm SE	260054Z 20007KT 5SM -SN OVC042 01/M03 A2955 RMK AO2 SNB37 SLP010 P0000 T00061033
KPBG 12nm NW	260053Z AUTO 18004KT 8SM -SN OVC039 00/M03 A2954 RMK AO2 SNB07E21B52 SLP005 P0000 T00001033

TAF

KBTV 6nm SE	251732Z 2518/2618 20013G23KT P6SM BKN050 OVC060 PROB30 2521/2524 2SM -SHSN BR FM260000 19009G16KT 5SM -SHSN BR BKN050 WS020/20040KT FM260200 19008KT P6SM BKN029 WS020/21045KT PROB30 2602/2604 4SM -SHSN BR FM260400 22011KT 5SM -SHSN BKN060
KPBG 12nm NW	251732Z 2518/2618 14009KT P6SM OVC040 PROB30 2519/2522 4SM -SHSN BR FM252200 18010KT 5SM -SHSN SCT030 BKN035 WS020/20035KT PROB30 2522/2524 2SM -SHSN BR FM260100 VRB04KT 5SM -SHSN BKN070 FM261400 26008KT P6SM FEW050

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