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 |
| PQIr288/15.9 | | PRESQUE ISLE VOR/DME | | 116.40 | | 21W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ST LEONARD | | 245/36.7 | | 404 | | 22W | | YSL | -.-- ... .-.. |
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: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 500 ft. / 1524 x 152 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:21 | | 08:21 |
| Sunrise | | 04:57 | | 08:57 |
| Sunset | | 20:04 | | 00:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:40 | | 00:40 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 08:31:57 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 17-May-2008 04:31:57 |
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| METAR |
KPQI 19nm E | 170815Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/03 A2949 RMK AO1
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KCAR 20nm E | 170754Z AUTO 02007KT 10SM CLR 06/03 A2951 RMK AO2 SLP999 T00610028
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KFVE 32nm N | 170753Z AUTO 35006KT 10SM CLR 05/01 A2954 RMK AO2 SLP004 T00500006
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CYSL 35nm NE | 162000Z 26003KT 15SM FEW045 BKN140 BKN240 17/01 A2966 RMK CU1AC4CI1 LAST OBS/NEXT 171100 UTC SLP050
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CWIY 35nm NE | 170800Z AUTO 03005KT 04/02 RMK AO1 SLP005 T00370020 56025
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| 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
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KCAR 20nm E | 170531Z 170606 01005KT P6SM BKN200 FM1700 02007KT P6SM BKN050 OVC200 FM2200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200
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| NOTAMs |
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