AirNav: W33 - Friday Harbor Seaplane Base

W33

Friday Harbor Seaplane Base
Friday Harbor, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier:	W33
Lat/Long:	48-32-14.3590N / 123-00-34.6450W 48-32.239317N / 123-00.577417W 48.5373219 / -123.0096236 (estimated)
Elevation:	0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
Variation:	21E (1985)
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	98250

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	10/1947
Sectional chart:	SEATTLE
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SEATTLE CENTER
FSS:	SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	SEA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
International operations:	customs landing rights airport US CUSTOMS USER FEE AIRPORT.

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF:	128.25
WX ASOS at FHR (1.1 nm SW):	135.675 (360-378-8491)
WX AWOS-3 at ORS (11 nm N):	135.425 (360-376-6045)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
CVVr308/20.9	PENN COVE VOR/DME	117.20	19E
YYJr100/22.0	VICTORIA VOR/DME	113.70	21E
HUHr195/29.8	WHATCOM VORTAC	113.00	20E
YVRr149/32.9	VANCOUVER VORTAC	115.90	21E

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
FRIDAY HARBOR	at field	284	20E	FHR	..-. .... .-.
LOPEZ ISLAND	294/5.0	356	21E	OPZ	--- .--. --..
SKAGIT/BAY VIEW	259/23.9	240	21E	BVS	-... ...- ...

Seaplane Base Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions:	10000 x 2000 ft. / 3048 x 610 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 3	RUNWAY 21
Elevation:	0.0 ft.	0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Runway 12/30

Dimensions:	6000 x 1000 ft. / 1829 x 305 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 12	RUNWAY 30
Elevation:	0.0 ft.	0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	PORT OF FRIDAY HARBOR PO BOX 889 FRIDAY HARBOR, WA 98250 Phone 360-378-2688
Manager:	STEVE SIMPSON PO BOX 889 FRIDAY HARBOR, WA 98250 Phone 360-378-2688

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 24/day *
53%	air taxi
47%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 May 2009

Additional Remarks

A56-03	INCLINOMETER CHECK NOT PERFORMED ALL RWYS.
-	FLIGHT NOTIFICATION SERVICE (ADCUS) AVBL.
-	ALL TKOFS SHOULD BE PERFORMED N OF BROWNS ISLAND.
-	SEAPLANE OPS WARNING LGT OTS INDEFLY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at W33.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFHR - Friday Harbor Airport (1 nm SW)
KORS - Orcas Island Airport (11 nm N)
KNUW - Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) (18 nm SE)
KOKH - AJ Eisenberg Airport (22 nm SE)
KBVS - Skagit Regional Airport (24 nm E)

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Area around W33 (Friday Harbor Seaplane Base)

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Sectional chart

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 09-Feb-2010

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:57	14:57
Sunrise	07:30	15:30
Sunset	17:22	01:22
Evening civil twilight	17:55	01:55

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-Feb-2010 14:43:48
Local (UTC-8)	09-Feb-2010 06:43:48

METAR

KFHR 2nm SW	091353Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM OVC017 04/04 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP181 T00440039
CWZO 9nm W	091400Z AUTO 01009KT RMK AO1
KORS 11nm NE	091410Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM OVC004 04/03 A3005 RMK AO2
CWYJ 12nm SW	091400Z AUTO 35003KT 06/05 RMK AO1 T00580052
CWEZ 14nm N	091400Z AUTO 03008KT 04/03 RMK AO1 SLP181 T00390034 54000
CWLM 14nm SW	091400Z AUTO 36004KT 05/05 RMK AO1 T00510046
CYWH 14nm SW	091400Z 00000KT 2SM BR OVC005 06/04 A3007 RMK ST8 SLP183
CYYJ 17nm W	091400Z 27003KT 1 1/4SM BR BKN004 OVC009 04/04 A3007 RMK SF7SF1 SLP185
CWPF 18nm SW	091400Z AUTO 36005KT 04/04 RMK AO1 SLP172 T00370037 52007
KNUW 18nm SE	091356Z 00000KT 1/8SM BR SCT001 BKN010 03/02 A3006 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 2 SLP184 FG SCT001 T00330017 $

TAF

CYWH 14nm SW	082338Z 0900/0905 VRB03KT P6SM SCT020 SCT040 TEMPO 0900/0905 BKN020 RMK NXT FCST WILL BE ISSUED AT 091515Z
CYYJ 17nm W	091359Z 0913/1012 24003KT 1SM BR BKN004 OVC030 TEMPO 0913/0919 3SM BR SCT004 PROB30 0913/0919 3/4SM BR BKN004 FM091900 30004KT P6SM SCT006 BKN030 TEMPO 0919/0921 2SM BR BKN006 FM092100 04006KT P6SM FEW030 SCT060 TEMPO 0921/0923 BKN025 FM100300 VRB03K

NOTAMs

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Getting Around: Taxi, Limo, Rental Cars, Mass Transit

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Comments

Susie's Moped Rentals, Inc

360-378-5244
[web site]
[email]

Rental cars, Ground transportation, Other business

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Friday Harbor Seaplane Base. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Friday Harbor Seaplane Base, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.

Hotels near Friday Harbor Seaplane Base
	Miles		Price ($)
FRIDAY HARBOR HOUSE		0.3	130-265
BIRD ROCK HOTEL OF FRIDAY HARBO		0.3	137-257
EARTHBOX SAN JUAN ISLAND MOTEL		0.5	187-257
BEST WESTERN FRIDAY HARBOR STE		0.8	183-345
HILLSIDE HOUSE BED AND BREAKFAS		0.9	95-396
DEER HARBOR RESORT		5.7	98-209

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.

Hotels in other cities near Friday Harbor Seaplane Base

1 in	Roche Harbor
1 in	Eastsound
3 in	Anacortes

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