D&C Fire Lake Flying Club Seaplane Base

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FAA: D72

Eagle River Weather (°F)

Location

Latitude: 
 61-21-09.0700N (61.352519)
Longitude: 
 149-32-46.8600W (-149.54635)
Elevation: 
 295.0 feet MSL (90 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 15 E (as of June 2023 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -9.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -8.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 02 N.M. N of Eagle River, Alaska
Found On: 
 Anchorage Chart
FAA Region: 
 AAL

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
CHRISTOPHER HUDSON
14111 W. LAKE RIDGE DR
EAGLE RIVER, AK 99577
907-250-7834		 CHRISTOPHER & DEBBY HUDSON
14111 W. LAKE RIDGE DR
EAGLE RIVER, AK 99577
907-696-1037

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Seaplane Base
Activation Date: 
 05/2003
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZAN (Anchorage)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZAN (Anchorage)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1295 feet (395 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 ENA
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  65

Annual Operations (as of 12/31/2021)

Total Operations:  1310
Air Taxi:  10 0.8%
GA Local:  1200 91.6%
GA Itinerant:  100 7.6%

Communications

CTAF:  123.000
Unicom:  123.000

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 907
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Kenai(ENA)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-866-864-1737

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near D72

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    4.0 Birchwood Airport
    (PABV BCV)    		 15 360 100LL
    11.6 Alaska Regional Hospital Heliport
    (2OK)    		 224 209 100LL, Jet A
    12.0 Merrill Field Airport
    (MRI PAMR MRI)    		 226 211 100, Jet A
    13.2 Wasilla Airport
    (WWA PAWS IYS)    		 0 345 100LL, Jet A
    14.6 Wasilla Lake Seaplane Base
    (5L6)    		 15 360 100LL
    16.9 Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
    (ANC PANC ANC)    		 230 215 100, 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1
    19.6 Warren 'Bud' Woods Palmer Municipal Airport
    (PAQ PAAQ PAQ)    		 41 26 100LL, Jet A-1
    60.2 Talkeetna Airport
    (TKA PATK TKA)    		 345 330 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    68.1 Kenai Municipal Airport
    (ENA PAEN ENA)    		 227 213 100LL, Jet A
    68.3 Soldotna Airport
    (SXQ PASX SXQ)    		 220 206 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 PUB BEACHING AREA IN SW 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.
    A110-2 ALL OTHER PROPERTY ON LAKE IS PVT/ NON-COML.
    A110-3 TRANSIENT OVERNIGHT PARKING AVBL. CALL BEFORE ARRIVAL 907-250-7834.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: N/S
    Longest Runway: N/S is 3500 ft (1067 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    D72 Airport Runway Details

    Waterway N/S  3500 ft x 200 ft (1067 m x 61 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 01/29/2003
    Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment

    Waterway N

    Runway S
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 Yes
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

    D72 Sectional

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