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CT87

Bootlegger's Seaplane Base
Enfield, Connecticut, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	CT87
Lat/Long:	41-59-54.3460N 072-36-21.3200W 41-59.905767N 072-36.355333W 41.9984294,-72.6059222 (estimated)
Elevation:	35 ft. / 11 m (estimated)
Variation:	15W (1990)
From city:	1 mile W of ENFIELD, CT
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	06082

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	02/1992
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	BOSTON CENTER
FSS:	BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	APR-DEC 0700-1800
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Seaplane Base Communications

WX ASOS at BDL (5 nm SW):	118.15 (860-386-3480)
WX ASOS at BAF (11 nm NW):	127.1 (413-568-2267)
WX ASOS at HFD (16 nm S):	PHONE 860-952-9954
WX AWOS-AV at CT71 (19 nm SW):	129.825

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
BAFr167/11.0	BARNES VORTAC	113.00	14W
HFDr006/21.6	HARTFORD VOR/DME	114.90	13W
CTRr152/23.3	CHESTER VOR/DME	115.10	13W
PUTr288/34.1	PUTNAM VOR/DME	117.40	14W
ORWr328/37.9	NORWICH VOR/DME	110.00	14W

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 2W/20W

Dimensions:	5000 x 500 ft. / 1524 x 152 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 2W	RUNWAY 20W
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	40 ft. piers, 500 ft. from runway	none

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	STEPHEN M. COGTELLA 2 SOUTH RIVER ST. ENFIELD, CT 06082 Phone (860) 745-0387
Manager:	STEPHEN M. COGTELLA 2 SOUTH RIVER ST. ENFIELD, CT 06082 Phone (860) 745-0387

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC YANKEE APCH AT 860-386-3597

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at CT87.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBDL - Bradley International Airport (5 nm SW)
KBAF - Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (11 nm NW)
KCEF - Westover Air Reserve Base/Metropolitan Airport (12 nm N)
KHFD - Hartford-Brainard Airport (16 nm S)
7B2 - Northampton Airport (20 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 31-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:36	11:36
Sunrise	07:05	12:05
Sunset	17:03	22:03
Evening civil twilight	17:32	22:32

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	31-Jan-2026 09:43:14
Local (UTC-5)	31-Jan-2026 04:43:14

METAR

KBDL 5nm SW	310851Z 28003KT 10SM CLR M19/M21 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP202 T11941211 50002
KBAF 11nm NW	310853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M21/M23 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP208 I1000 I3000 T12061228 51004
KCEF 13nm N	310555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M21/M24 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP193 T12071237 11128 21210 50001
KHFD 16nm S	310853Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM CLR M18/M19 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP207 I1000 I3000 T11831194 51004

TAF

KBDL 5nm SW	310520Z 3106/0112 31005KT P6SM SKC FM312000 35007KT P6SM FEW250
KBAF 11nm NW	310400Z 3104/0110 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3007INS BECMG 3115/3116 32012KT 9999 SCT030 QNH3006INS BECMG 3118/3119 32012KT 9999 SCT020 BKN030 620304 QNH3003INS BECMG 0109/0110 31015KT 9999 SCT020 BKN025 QNH3001INS TXM09/3118Z TNM21/3112Z
KCEF 13nm N	310210Z 3102/0107 33009KT 9999 SKC 520106 QNH3006INS WND VRB06KT AFT 3105 BECMG 3114/3115 32009KT 9999 SCT025 SCT250 QNH3006INS BECMG 0104/0105 34010G20KT 9999 SCT250 520006 QNH3004INS TXM08/3120Z TNM24/3112Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 3104 NEXT 3113

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