FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 85B |
| Lat/Long: | 46-06-15.1720N / 068-33-43.1340W
46-06.252867N / 068-33.718900W
46.1042144 / -68.5619817
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 780 ft. / 238 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 20W (1985) |
| From city: | 8 miles NW of PATTEN, ME |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 04765 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | HALIFAX |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BANGOR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BGR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Wind indicator: | no |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
- CLNC DLVY THRU FLIGHT SERVICES 1-800-WX-BRIEF.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HULr298/30.5 | | HOULTON VOR/DME | | 116.10 | | 21W |
| MLTr016/31.1 | | MILLINOCKET VOR/DME | | 117.90 | | 20W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| MILNOT | | 018/27.3 | | 344 | | 19W | | LNT | .-.. -. - |
Seaplane Base Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 6000 x 200 ft. / 1829 x 61 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | SCOTTY'S FLYING SERV. INC.
SHIN POND
MT. CHASE, ME 04765
Phone 207-528-2626 |
| Manager: | SCOTTY SKINNER
SHIN POND
MT. CHASE, ME 04765
Phone 207-528-2626 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 50/month * | | 50% | air taxi | | 25% | transient general aviation | | 25% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 19 August 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BRIDGE & WIRES BY TIE-UP AREA. |
| - | NUMEROUS BOATS AND CANOES ON LAKE. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 85B.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMLT - Millinocket Municipal Airport (28 nm S)
KHUL - Houlton International Airport (32 nm E)
KPQI - Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (41 nm NE)
KLRG - Lincoln Regional Airport (45 nm S)
KCAR - Caribou Municipal Airport (51 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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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:24 | | 08:24 |
| Sunrise | | 04:59 | | 08:59 |
| Sunset | | 20:02 | | 00:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:38 | | 00:38 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 09:08:49 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 17-May-2008 05:08:49 |
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| METAR |
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KMLT
28nm S | 170853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/03 A2949 RMK AO2 SLP991 T00940028 56023
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KHUL
32nm E | 170853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/03 A2948 RMK AO2 SLP984 T00670033 56019
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KPQI
40nm NE | 170855Z AUTO 36005KT 10SM CLR 06/03 A2949 RMK AO1 57020
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| TAF |
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KHUL
32nm E | 170531Z 170606 VRB03KT P6SM OVC200 FM1700 03008KT P6SM BKN050 OVC200 FM2200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200
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| NOTAMs |
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