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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 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 -8 (UTC -9 during Standard 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 26-Jul-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:0212:02
Sunrise05:1613:16
Sunset22:5406:54
Evening civil twilight00:0708:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  27-Jul-2026 01:25:33
Local (UTC-8)  26-Jul-2026 17:25:33
 
METAR
PABV 
4nm N 		270056Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM CLR 23/11 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP078 T02330111 $
PAFR 
6nm SW 		270055Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM CLR 23/10 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP086 T02300101 $
PAED 
10nm SW 		270055Z 28009KT 10SM FEW080 BKN160 21/10 A2976 RMK AO2A SLP073 T02070096 $
PAMR 
12nm SW 		270053Z 32006KT 10SM CLR 21/11 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP084 T02060106
PALH 
16nm SW 		270053Z 19005KT 10SM CLR 21/10 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP088 T02110100
PANC 
18nm SW 		270053Z 21006KT 10SM FEW080 FEW160 21/09 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP088 T02060094 $
PAAQ 
20nm NE 		270053Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM CLR 23/12 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP078 T02280122 TSNO $
TAF
PAED 
10nm SW 		262101Z 2621/2803 24003KT 9999 FEW080 BKN120 QNH2982INS BECMG 2711/2712 24006KT 9999 FEW045 BKN060 OVC085 QNH2969INS BECMG 2723/2800 19003KT 9999 -RA SCT030 OVC050 QNH2975INS TX20/2701Z TN12/2713Z
PANC 
18nm SW 		261731Z 2618/2724 VRB04KT P6SM FEW200 FM262200 26005KT P6SM FEW200 FM270700 15009KT P6SM BKN100 FM271500 16012G18KT P6SM SCT050 OVC090 FM272100 15011G16KT P6SM VCSH OVC060
PAAQ 
20nm NE 		261731Z 2618/2718 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM270000 20006KT P6SM FEW200 FM270800 VRB06KT P6SM FEW100 BKN200 FM271600 15006KT P6SM VCSH OVC050
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