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87B Portage Lake Municipal Seaplane Base
Portage Lake, Maine, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 87B
Lat/Long: 46-45-37.0000N / 068-28-51.0000W
46-45.616667N / 068-28.850000W
46.7602778 / -68.4808333
(estimated)
Elevation: 608 ft. / 185.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 20W (1985)
From city: 1 mile W of PORTAGE LAKE, ME
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 04768

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1950
Sectional chart: HALIFAX
Control tower: no
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BANGOR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BGR (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at PQI (18 nm E): 118.025 (207-764-7248)
  • CLNC DLVY THRU FLIGHT SERVICES 1-800-WX-BRIEF.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PQIr288/15.9PRESQUE ISLE VOR/DME116.4021W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ST LEONARD245/36.740422WYSL -.-- ... .-..

Seaplane Base Services

Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions: 5000 x 500 ft. / 1524 x 152 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonenone

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 5000 x 500 ft. / 1524 x 152 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonenone

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: TOWN OF PORTAGE LAKE
P.O. BOX 255
PORTAGE LAKE, ME 04768
Phone 207-435-4361
Manager: RITA SINCLAIR
P.O. BOX 255
PORTAGE LAKE, ME 04768
Phone 207-435-4361
TOWN MANAGER.

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 38/month *
89% local general aviation
11% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 19 August 2006

Additional Remarks

SUMMER WATER DEPTH IS 1- 1 1/2 FT AT THE END AND SOUTH SIDE DOCKING FACILITY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 87B.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPQI - Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (18 nm E)
KCAR - Caribou Municipal Airport (20 nm E)
KFVE - Northern Aroostook Regional Airport (32 nm N)
KHUL - Houlton International Airport (48 nm SE)
KMLT - Millinocket Municipal Airport (67 nm S)
 
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From to 87B

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 17-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:2108:21
Sunrise04:5708:57
Sunset20:0400:04
Evening civil twilight20:4000:40

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-May-2008 08:31:57
Local (UTC-4)  17-May-2008 04:31:57
 
METAR
KPQI 
19nm E 
170815Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/03 A2949 RMK AO1
KCAR 
20nm E 
170754Z AUTO 02007KT 10SM CLR 06/03 A2951 RMK AO2 SLP999 T00610028
KFVE 
32nm N 
170753Z AUTO 35006KT 10SM CLR 05/01 A2954 RMK AO2 SLP004 T00500006
CYSL 
35nm NE 
162000Z 26003KT 15SM FEW045 BKN140 BKN240 17/01 A2966 RMK CU1AC4CI1 LAST OBS/NEXT 171100 UTC SLP050
CWIY 
35nm NE 
170800Z AUTO 03005KT 04/02 RMK AO1 SLP005 T00370020 56025
TAF
KPQI 
19nm E 
170531Z 170606 01005KT P6SM BKN200 FM1700 02007KT P6SM BKN050 OVC200 FM2200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
KCAR 
20nm E 
170531Z 170606 01005KT P6SM BKN200 FM1700 02007KT P6SM BKN050 OVC200 FM2200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200
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