D&C Fire Lake Flying Club Seaplane Base (D72) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PABV), D72 is currently LIFR with winds from 150° at 3 knots, visibility 1/4 statute mile, and a 200 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near D&C Fire Lake Flying Club Seaplane Base in Eagle River, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PABV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
D&C Fire Lake Flying Club Seaplane Base (D72) is a seaplane base in Eagle River, AK. D72 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PABV, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 3,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAED.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PABV, 4 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 3 kt, visibility 1/4 statute mile, overcast at 200 ft, temperature -1°C (30°F), altimeter 30.45 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.
METAR PABV 281056Z AUTO 15003KT 1/4SM FZFG OVC002 M01/M02 A3045 RMK AO2 SLP312 T10111017 FZRANO $
What changed at PABV (nearest station)?
Since the 1011Z (2:11 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1011Z (2:11 AM AKDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for D72
Based on the nearest station (PABV), D72 is currently LIFR with winds from 150° at 3 knots, visibility 1/4 statute mile, and a 200 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -2,200 ft (field elevation 295 ft). D72 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAED, about 10 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 3,500 ft | WATER | 3 kt tail | 1 kt right |
| S | 3,500 ft | WATER | 3 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → 200 ft.
D72 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of D72
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ANC UA /OV TED189005/TM 0727/FL050/TP B739/SK SKC/TB LGT/IC NEG/RM DURD
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TED189005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0727Reported at 07:27 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB LGTTurbulence: light.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM DURDRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at D72
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PABV reported mostly low IFR across 52 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N/S
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- D72
- City
- Eagle River
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 295 ft
- Coordinates
- 61.3525, -149.5460
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PABV
- TAF
- Nearest PAED
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 14h 58m
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Pilot PIREPs for D&C Fire Lake Flying Club Seaplane Base (D72)
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