FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | X44 |
| Lat/Long: | 25-46-42.0000N / 080-10-13.0000W
25-46.700000N / 080-10.216667W
25.7783333 / -80.1702778
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 03W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles E of MIAMI, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 33132 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public, ALL TERMINAL FACILITIES ARE PRIVATE USE. |
| Activation date: | 03/1948 |
| Sectional chart: | MIAMI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MIAMI CENTER |
| FSS: | MIAMI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MIA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted, WIND SOCK LCTD APRXLY 500FT NW OF RAMP. |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| International operations: | international airport of entry |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS at MIA (7 nm W): | PHONE 305-870-0235 |
| WX ASOS at HWO (14 nm N): | PHONE 954-983-5904 |
| WX ASOS at TMB (16 nm SW): | PHONE 305-235-1332 |
| WX ASOS at FLL (18 nm N): | PHONE 954-359-7857 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| VKZr336/1.8 | | VIRGINIA KEY VOR/DME | | 117.10 | | 04W |
| DHPr102/9.7 | | DOLPHIN VORTAC | | 113.90 | | 04W |
| FLLr183/17.8 | | FORT LAUDERDALE VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PLANTATION | | 176/21.4 | | 242 | | 03W | | PJN | .--. .--- -. |
Seaplane Base Services
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway NW/SE
| Dimensions: | 15000 x 600 ft. / 4572 x 183 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY NW | | RUNWAY SE |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF MIAMI
300 BISCAYNE WAY, STE 400-401
MIAMI, FL 33131
Phone 305-416-1400
CONTACT PERSON: TIMOTHY SCHMAND 305-373-8780 |
| Manager: | JAMES CONFALONE
MIAMI SPB, 1000 MACARTHUR CAUSEWAY
MIAMI, FL 33132
Phone 305-577-9484 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 37/week * | | 100% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 March 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MIAMI HELIPORT LCTD 400' NE. |
| - | 500' RDO TWR 3/4MI W OF BASE. |
| - | NUMEROUS WATERCRAFT AND LARGE PASSENGER VESSELS IN AREA. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at X44.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMIA - Miami International Airport (7 nm W)
KOPF - Opa-Locka Executive Airport (10 nm NW)
KHWO - North Perry Airport (14 nm N)
KTMB - Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (16 nm SW)
KFLL - Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport (18 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Mike McKenney, Bill McKenney piloting
Photo taken 12-Feb-2009
looking SE (from a left base), altitude is 400 feet. Landing zone is in the channel.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Miami Seaplane Base that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 01-Dec-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:26 | | 11:26 |
| Sunrise | | 06:51 | | 11:51 |
| Sunset | | 17:28 | | 22:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:53 | | 22:53 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Dec-2009 04:01:37 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 01-Dec-2009 23:01:37 |
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| METAR |
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KMIA
8nm W | 020353Z 12009KT 10SM BKN027 24/21 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP138 T02390206
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KOPF
10nm NW | 020353Z AUTO 12007KT 10SM FEW030 SCT041 24/21 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02390206
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KHWO
14nm N | 020353Z AUTO 12009KT 10SM SCT033 SCT041 24/18 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP143 T02440183
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KTMB
16nm SW | 020353Z 12007KT 10SM CLR 24/20 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP135 T02390200
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KFLL
17nm N | 020353Z 13014KT 10SM FEW031 BKN041 25/18 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP135 T02500183
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KMIA
8nm W | 012320Z 0200/0224 10008KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 FM020600 13010G15KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 FM021400 16018G25KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 FM022100 17010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN070
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KOPF
10nm NW | 012320Z 0200/0224 11006KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 FM020600 13009KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 FM021400 16018G25KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 FM022100 17010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN070
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KTMB
16nm SW | 012320Z 0200/0224 10007KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 FM020600 13007KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 FM021400 16016G22KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 FM022100 17010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN070
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KFLL
17nm N | 012320Z 0200/0224 11007KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 FM020600 13012G17KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 FM021400 16018G25KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 FM022100 17012KT P6SM SCT040 BKN070
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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