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Z87 Blinn Lake Seaplane Base
Cold Bay, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: Z87
Lat/Long: 55-15-05.8580N 162-45-12.2560W
55-15.097633N 162-45.204267W
55.2516272,-162.7534044
(estimated)
Elevation: 50 ft. / 15 m (estimated)
Variation: 17E (1985)
From city: 3 miles N of COLD BAY, AK
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 99571

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 02/1971
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: COLD BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-532-2466]
Alternate FSS: ENA KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-864-1737]
NOTAMs facility: CDB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no
Beacon: ROTG BCN ADJ ON COLD BAY ARPT.

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 123.6
WX ASOS at CDB (2.9 nm S): 135.75 (907-532-2639)
WX AWOS-3P at KVC (19 nm SE): 118.325 (907-497-4279)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CDBr133/1.2COLD BAY VORTAC112.6010E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ELFEE145/2.934110EELF . .-.. ..-.

Seaplane Base Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
100LL:FUEL AVBL FM COLD BAY ARPT. NO DELIVERY AVAILABLE. MUST HAVE OWN TRUCK AND CANS. CALL 907-532-2467 MON-FRI 9-5.
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway E/W

Dimensions: 2500 x 1000 ft. / 762 x 305 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY E  RUNWAY W
Elevation: 50.0 ft.50.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Runway N/S

Dimensions: 2000 x 1000 ft. / 610 x 305 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY N  RUNWAY S
Elevation: 50.0 ft.50.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: PUBLIC DOMAIN

Additional Remarks

- WX & TFC ADVISORIES AVBL FM COLD BAY FSS - 123.6.
- CONSIDERABLE SEABIRD ACTIVITY - NEST ON ISLANDS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at Z87.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PACD - Cold Bay Airport (3 nm S)
PAVC - King Cove Airport (19 nm SE)
PAOU - Nelson Lagoon Airport (70 nm NE)
PASD - Sand Point Airport (76 nm E)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-May-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0314:03
Sunrise06:5014:50
Sunset22:4506:45
Evening civil twilight23:3207:32

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-May-2026 14:06:22
Local (UTC-8)  11-May-2026 06:06:22
 
METAR
PACD 
3nm S 		111353Z AUTO 14031G40KT 9SM -SN FEW019 OVC090 02/00 A2939 RMK AO2 PK WND 13041/1328 SNB19 SLP953 P0000 T00220000 TSNO
PAVC 
19nm SE 		111356Z AUTO 09013KT 10SM OVC021 03/01 A2948 RMK AO2 RAE05 SLP984 P0000 T00280006 $
TAF
PACD 
3nm S 		111126Z 1112/1212 14019G30KT P6SM BKN020 OVC035 FM111400 13025G38KT P6SM -SHRA OVC015 FM111800 14035G45KT 4SM -RA BR OVC009 FM112200 15025G35KT 3SM -RA BR OVC009 FM120300 16018G26KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC015
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