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D72 D&C Fire Lake Flying Club Seaplane Base
Eagle River, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: D72
Lat/Long: 61-21-09.0700N 149-32-46.8600W
61-21.151167N 149-32.781000W
61.3525194,-149.5463500
(estimated)
Elevation: 295 ft. / 90 m (estimated)
From city: 2 miles N of EAGLE RIVER, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99577

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/2003
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
NOTAMs facility: ENA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3P at BCV (4 nm N): 135.55 (907-621-7605)
WX ASOS at FRN (6 nm SW): 134.25
WX ASOS at MRI (12 nm SW): 124.25 (907-271-5277)
WX AWOS-3P at IYS (13 nm N): 135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX ASOS at LHD (16 nm SW): 125.6 (907-245-5432)
WX ASOS at ANC (17 nm SW): PHONE 907-271-5278
WX ASOS at PAQ (20 nm NE): 134.75 (907-560-7680)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TEDr029/16.3ANCHORAGE VOR/DME113.1518E
BGQr118/17.7BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5019E

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway N/S

Dimensions: 3500 x 200 ft. / 1067 x 61 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY N  RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: CHRISTOPHER & DEBBY HUDSON
14111 W. LAKE RIDGE DR
EAGLE RIVER, AK 99577
Phone 907-696-1037
Manager: CHRISTOPHER HUDSON
14111 W. LAKE RIDGE DR
EAGLE RIVER, AK 99577
Phone 907-250-7834

Additional Remarks

- PUB BEACHING AREA IN SW CORNER OF LAKE. NO DOCK. BEACH IS STEEPLY SLOPED, ROCKS ON BEACH UP TO 4 IN. ROAD WITHIN 15 FT OF SHORE LINE AT BEACHING AREA.
- ALL OTHER PROPERTY ON LAKE IS PVT/ NON-COML.
- TRANSIENT OVERNIGHT PARKING AVBL. CALL BEFORE ARRIVAL 907-250-7834.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at D72.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield (6 nm SW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (10 nm SW)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (12 nm SW)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (13 nm N)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (13 nm NW)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (17 nm SW)
PAAQ - Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (20 nm NE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5815:58
Sunrise07:4116:41
Sunset18:3803:38
Evening civil twilight19:2104:21

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Mar-2026 20:57:42
Local (UTC-9)  07-Mar-2026 11:57:42
 
METAR
PABV 
4nm N 		072051Z AUTO 00000KT 3/4SM -SN BKN014 OVC027 M05/M08 A2938 RMK AO2 P0001 FZRANO $
PAFR 
6nm SW 		072055Z AUTO 21007KT 6SM -SN BR SCT005 OVC024 M07/M09 A2934 RMK AO2 SNE1955SNB13 CIG 005V028 SLP942 P0000 60001 T10741094 52012 $
PAED 
10nm SW 		071955Z 21007KT 7/8SM R06/3500VP6000FT -SN VV018 M07/M10 A2934 RMK AO2A SLP934 P0001 T10731096 $
PAMR 
12nm SW 		072053Z 19006KT 1 1/4SM -SN BKN025 OVC033 M07/M10 A2936 RMK AO2 SLP943 P0000 60000 T10721100 51013
PALH 
16nm SW 		072053Z AUTO 20006KT 3SM -SN FEW017 BKN038 OVC060 M07/M11 A2936 RMK AO2 SNE09B46 SLP944 P0000 60001 T10721106 51013 TSNO
PANC 
18nm SW 		072053Z 21008KT 6SM BR SCT015 BKN042 OVC055 M07/M11 A2936 RMK AO2 SNE04 SLP944 P0000 60001 T10721106 51013
PAAQ 
20nm NE 		072053Z AUTO 23007KT 2SM -SN BKN018 OVC029 M07/M10 A2933 RMK AO2 SLP936 P0001 60001 T10671100 51011 TSNO
TAF
PAED 
10nm SW 		071540Z 0715/0820 24004KT 2400 -SN BKN015 OVC030 620159 520208 QNH2923INS TEMPO 0715/0719 0800 SN OVC010 620109 BECMG 0720/0721 24004KT 9999 NSW BKN025 OVC040 620257 520208 QNH2928INS BECMG 0723/0724 20004KT 9999 BKN040 BKN060 QNH2930INS TXM07/0715Z TNM15/0812Z
PANC 
18nm SW 		071619Z 0716/0818 26012KT 1SM -SN BR OVC020 TEMPO 0716/0718 25014G23KT 1/2SM SN FZFG OVC012 FM071800 22008KT 5SM -SHSN SCT015 OVC035 TEMPO 0718/0720 21008G16KT 1SM -SHSN BR BKN025 FM080000 21006KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN040 FM080800 24004KT 5SM -SN BR OVC025
PAAQ 
20nm NE 		071137Z 0712/0812 30004KT 5SM -SHSN FEW015 OVC035 TEMPO 0712/0716 2SM -SHSN BR OVC025 FM071600 31003KT 5SM -SHSN SCT015 OVC025 TEMPO 0716/0720 2SM -SHSN BR OVC015 FM080400 VRB02KT 5SM -SN BR SCT006 OVC015
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