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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

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
Sectional chart: ANCHORAGE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576]
NOTAMs facility: ENA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at BCV (4 nm N): 135.55
WX AWOS-3 at FRN (6 nm SW): 118.525 (907-384-0132)
WX ASOS at MRI (12 nm SW): PHONE 907-272-0542
WX AWOS-3 at IYS (13 nm N): 135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX ASOS at LHD (16 nm SW): PHONE 907-245-1618
WX ASOS at PAQ (20 nm NE): 134.75 (907-746-6675)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr112/17.7BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5025E
ANCr033/22.6ANCHORAGE VOR/DME114.3025E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAMPBELL LAKE032/18.133821ECMQ -.-. -- --.-
BRUCK038/21.338721EBOB -... --- -...

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

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 65
Single engine airplanes: 65
    

Additional Remarks

PUB BEACHING AREA IN SE 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:

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 - Palmer Municipal Airport (20 nm NE)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of D72 (D&C Fire Lake Flying Club Seaplane Base)
Taken in August 2001

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From to D72

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:1117:11
Sunrise08:5917:59
Sunset17:2602:26
Evening civil twilight18:1403:14

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Feb-2010 19:52:32
Local (UTC-9)  09-Feb-2010 10:52:32
 
METAR
PABV 
4nm N 
091936Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN075 OVC080 M06/M10 A2951 RMK AO1 PNO
PAED 
10nm SW 
091855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN065 M08/M11 A2948 RMK AO2 SLP988 T10791106
PAMR 
12nm SW 
091853Z 36004KT 10SM BKN060 M07/M10 A2949 RMK AO2 SLP990 T10721100 $
PALH 
16nm SW 
091853Z 02007KT 10SM OVC042 M06/M11 A2950 RMK AO2 SLP991 T10611106
PANC 
18nm SW 
091853Z 33006KT 10SM FEW012 SCT055 OVC095 M07/M11 A2949 RMK AO2 SLP989 VIRGA N-S T10721111
PAAQ 
20nm NE 
091853Z 02008KT 10SM OVC065 M03/M09 A2953 RMK AO2 SLP999 T10281094 $
TAF
PANC 
18nm SW 
091745Z 0918/1024 36008KT P6SM VCSH FEW012 BKN060 WS020/15050KT FM100400 02007KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 WS020/15035KT
PAAQ 
20nm NE 
091745Z 0918/1018 01015G25KT P6SM SCT040 BKN070 WS020/10035KT FM100600 03010G20KT P6SM SCT040 BKN070 WS020/10025KT

 
 

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