AirNav: 6N7 - New York Skyports Inc Seaplane Base

6N7

New York Skyports Inc Seaplane Base
New York, New York, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier:	6N7
Lat/Long:	40-44-02.3670N / 073-58-22.4990W 40-44.039450N / 073-58.374983W 40.7339908 / -73.9729164 (estimated)
Elevation:	0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
Variation:	13W (1985)
From city:	LCTD 2 S NYC/COLUMBUS CIRCLE.
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	10199

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	12/1946
Sectional chart:	NEW YORK
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	NEW YORK CENTER
FSS:	NEW YORK FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	ISP (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0800-DUSK
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Landing fee:	yes

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at JRB (2.6 nm SW):	128.175 (212-425-1534)
WX ASOS at LGA (5 nm NE):	PHONE 718-672-6317
WX ASOS at JFK (10 nm SE):	PHONE 718-656-0956
WX ASOS at CDW (16 nm NW):	PHONE 973-575-4417

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
LGAr245/5.4	LA GUARDIA VOR/DME	113.10	12W
TEBr160/8.0	TETERBORO VOR/DME	108.40	11W
CRIr345/8.1	CANARSIE VOR/DME	112.30	11W
JFKr315/11.0	KENNEDY VOR/DME	115.90	12W
COLr030/26.7	COLTS NECK VOR/DME	115.40	11W
DPKr275/30.6	DEER PARK VOR/DME	117.70	12W
SAXr139/32.5	SPARTA VORTAC	115.70	11W
SBJr085/36.1	SOLBERG VOR/DME	112.90	10W
CMKr220/37.3	CARMEL VOR/DME	116.60	12W
BWZr107/38.8	BROADWAY VOR/DME	114.20	11W
RBVr047/39.8	ROBBINSVILLE VORTAC	113.80	10W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
BRIDGE	350/10.8	414	12W	OGY	--- --. -.--
PATERSON	160/15.1	347	12W	PNJ	.--. -. .---
CHATHAM	102/20.8	254	11W	CAT	-.-. .- -
BABYLON	292/27.0	275	14W	BBN	-... -... -.

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway N/S

Dimensions:	10000 x 1000 ft. / 3048 x 305 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY N	RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	NEW YORK CITY BUREAU OF MARINE & GEN AVIAT NEW YORK, NY Phone 212-806-6921 BATTERY MARITIME BLDG.
Manager:	DONOVAN WITHERS 2430 FDR DRIVE - EAST SERVICE ROAD NEW YORK, NY 10010 Phone 212-686-4548

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 83/month *
50%	transient general aviation
50%	air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 29 August 2007

Additional Remarks

-	E RIVER-VELOCITY 2.6MPH IN SSW DRCTN. HVY BOAT TFC IN RIVER.
-	PILOTS REQUIRED TO TAXI 1000' OFF-SHORE ON MANHATAN SIDE BEFORE BEGINNING TAKEOFF.
-	PILOTS REQUIRED NOT TO FLY OVER THE 59TH STREET BRIDGE.
-	3 BLADED PROPS REQ'D ON ALL SEAPLANES.
-	PILOTS MUST COMPLETE A PROVING FLIGHT W/AN AUTHORIZED MEMBER OF THE N.E. SEAPLANES PILOT'S ASSOC. PRIOR TO SPB USE
-	NO TIE-DOWNS AND NO OVERNIGHT STAYS AVBL.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 6N7.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLGA - La Guardia Airport (5 nm NE)
KTEB - Teterboro Airport (8 nm NW)
KEWR - Newark Liberty International Airport (9 nm W)
KJFK - John F Kennedy International Airport (10 nm SE)
KLDJ - Linden Airport (14 nm SW)

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Area around 6N7 (New York Skyports Inc Seaplane Base)

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Aerial photo

Sectional chart
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 16-May-2008

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:07	09:07
Sunrise	05:38	09:38
Sunset	20:07	00:07
Evening civil twilight	20:38	00:38

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	17-May-2008 03:29:52
Local (UTC-4)	16-May-2008 23:29:52

METAR

KNYC 3nm N	170322Z AUTO 02010G18KT 340V060 4SM -RA BR BKN011 OVC014 10/09 A2958 RMK AO2 CIG 008V012 P0002 TSNO
KLGA 5nm NE	170251Z 01014KT 4SM -RA BR SCT010 BKN014 OVC026 12/09 A2954 RMK AO2 SLP002 P0005 60013 T01170094 50001
KTEB 9nm NW	170323Z 36010G20KT 8SM -RA SCT016 SCT023 OVC036 11/08 A2956 RMK AO2 P0000
KEWR 9nm W	170251Z 01017G21KT 2SM -RA BR BKN008 BKN012 OVC020 11/09 A2956 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 3 SLP010 P0006 60013 T01110089 53006
KJFK 11nm SE	170258Z 02011KT 3SM -RA BR BKN010 BKN015 OVC020 11/09 A2954 RMK AO2 P0000
KLDJ 14nm SW	170320Z AUTO 35012G19KT 5SM RA SCT012 BKN017 OVC032 11/09 A2956 RMK AO2 T01070089
KCDW 17nm NW	170253Z 36009G15KT 320V030 5SM -RA BR FEW013 SCT025 OVC043 09/09 A2958 RMK AO2 SLP022 P0005 60016 T00940094 51006

TAF

KLGA 5nm NE	162326Z 170024 05018G24KT 2SM RA BR OVC008 TEMPO 0003 3SM -RA BR OVC005 FM0300 01015G21KT 5SM -RA OVC015 FM0700 33016G22KT P6SM SCT015 BKN050 FM1300 30012KT P6SM SCT250 FM1800 25018G26KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150
KTEB 9nm NW	162326Z 170024 04010KT 2SM -RA BR BKN008 TEMPO 0003 1SM RA BR OVC005 FM0300 01010G16KT 2SM -RA OVC012 FM0700 33012G18KT P6SM SCT025 BKN150 FM1300 30012KT P6SM SCT250 FM1800 25014G22KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150
KEWR 9nm W	162326Z 170024 04012KT 2SM RA BR OVC008 TEMPO 0003 3SM -RA BR OVC005 FM0300 01014G21KT 5SM -RA OVC015 FM0700 33016G21KT P6SM SCT025 BKN150 FM1300 30012KT P6SM SCT250 FM1800 25016G24KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150
KJFK 11nm SE	162326Z 170024 05012KT 2SM RA BR OVC008 TEMPO 0003 3SM -RA BR OVC005 FM0300 35015G21KT 5SM -RA OVC015 FM0700 32017G23KT P6SM SCT015 BKN050 FM1300 28013KT P6SM SCT250 FM1800 23020G28KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150

NOTAMs

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near New York Skyports Inc Seaplane Base
	Miles		Price ($)
HOTEL 17		0.6	99-140
MARCEL HOTEL		0.6	175-579
GRAMERCY PARK HOTEL		0.7	484-1176
UNION SQUARE INN		0.7	119-179
PARK SOUTH HOTEL		0.8	174-319
MURRAY HILL INN		0.8	119-129
RAMADA INN MIDTOWN		0.8	119-240
HOTEL GIRAFFE A MEMBER OF HKH		0.8	289-659
W NEW YORK UNION SQUARE		0.9	389-869
HOTEL 31		0.9	92-268
HOTEL DEAUVILLE		0.9	99-239
CLARION HOTEL PARK AVENUE		0.9	125-271
AFFINIA DUMONT		0.9	234-449
MARRIOTT EXECUSTAY AURORA MIDT		1.0	179-249
THE CARLTON ON MADISON AVENUE		1.0	183-650
THIRTY THIRTY HOTEL NEW YORK		1.0	145-338
UNITED NATIONS SUITES		1.0	170-215
EASTGATE TOWER		1.0	219-579
HOTEL ROGER WILLIAMS		1.0	186-560
GERSHWIN HOTEL		1.0	34-315
GRAND UNION		1.0	108-225

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.

Hotels in other cities near New York Skyports Inc Seaplane Base

6 in	Long Island City
274 in	New York
2 in	Weehawken, NJ
1 in	Woodside
1 in	Elmhurst
5 in	North Bergen, NJ
11 in	Jersey City, NJ
10 in	Secaucus, NJ
5 in	East Elmhurst
13 in	Brooklyn
8 in	Flushing
2 in	Rutherford, NJ
1 in	Whitestone
14 in	Jamaica

4 in	East Rutherford, NJ
3 in	Bronx
2 in	Lyndhurst, NJ
2 in	Carlstadt, NJ
1 in	Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
13 in	Newark, NJ
3 in	Bayside
1 in	Hackensack, NJ
3 in	Saddle Brook, NJ
1 in	Rochelle Park, NJ
3 in	Clifton, NJ
10 in	Elizabeth, NJ
2 in	Elmwood Park, NJ
2 in	Great Neck

1 in	Irvington, NJ
2 in	Staten Island
3 in	Paramus, NJ
2 in	New Rochelle
1 in	Paterson, NJ
1 in	Linden, NJ
1 in	Fair Lawn, NJ
2 in	Garden City
3 in	Rockville Centre
1 in	Cranford, NJ
1 in	Livingston, NJ
1 in	Short Hills, NJ
3 in	Avenel, NJ
4 in	Fairfield, NJ

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