FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | Z59 |
| Lat/Long: | 60-46-55.2910N / 161-44-35.2640W
60-46.921517N / 161-44.587733W
60.7820253 / -161.7431289
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 15 ft. / 5 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 18E (1985) |
| Zip code: | -8,-9,-8 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1967 |
| Sectional chart: | MC GRATH |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| NOTAMs facility: | BET (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BETr075/2.4 | | BETHEL VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 19E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BETHEL | | 092/2.5 | | 344 | | 19E | | BLZ | -... .-.. --.. |
| OSCARVILLE | | 079/3.8 | | 251 | | 19E | | OSE | --- ... . |
Seaplane Base Services
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway NE/SW
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 500 ft. / 914 x 152 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY NE | | RUNWAY SW |
| Elevation: | 15.0 ft. | | 15.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 |
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Additional Remarks
| - | OPERG AREA IN KUSKOKWIM RIVER; RIVER USED BY ACFT & BOATS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at Z59.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PABE - Bethel Airport (3 nm W)
PAPK - Napaskiak Airport (5 nm S)
PFAK - Akiak Airport (17 nm NE)
PAEE - Eek Airport (35 nm S)
PALG - Kalskag Airport (61 nm NE)
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Satellite photo at:
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Virtual Earth
| Aerial 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 04-Jul-2008
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:36 | | 11:36 |
| Sunrise | | 05:27 | | 13:27 |
| Sunset | | 00:16 | | 08:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 02:07 | | 10:07 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2008 15:43:38 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 04-Jul-2008 07:43:38 |
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| METAR |
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PABE
2nm W | 041453Z 03004KT 10SM BCFG SCT095 BKN140 BKN270 07/06 A2961 RMK AO2 SLP028 T00670056 51005
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PABE
2nm W | 041123Z 041212 VRB05KT P6SM BKN045 FM2200 06008KT P6SM VCSH SCT045 BKN090
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