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Airport · FAA-LID · US

Class G

D&C Fire Lake Flying Club Seaplane Base

ID D72 Elev 295 ft Lat 61° 21.15' N Lon 149° 32.76' W Zulu …

Live conditions at D72

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Aerial view · D72

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for D72 — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at D72

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,500 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
N — 3,500 ft 200 ft Water No —
S — 3,500 ft 200 ft Water No —

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for D72, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.

0 matched · 6 not yet translated

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·PUB BEACHING AREA IN SW CORNER OF LAKE.
  • ·BEACH IS STEEPLY SLOPED, ROCKS ON BEACH UP TO 4 IN.
  • ·ROAD WITHIN 15 FT OF SHORE LINE AT BEACHING AREA.
  • ·ALL OTHER PROPERTY ON LAKE IS PVT/ NON-COML.
  • ·TRANSIENT OVERNIGHT PARKING AVBL.
  • ·CALL BEFORE ARRIVAL 907-250-7834.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events at D72

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=1

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2020-04-11 Cessna A185E · Fuel exhaustion · day →

Designees in AK

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as D72 — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

1,010

Flight Instructors

A&P

3,011

Mechanics

AME

30

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

4

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DPRE

2

Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)

DAR-F

5

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

6

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

7

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

24

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

25

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

APD

7

Aircrew Program Designees (APD)

Schools

20

Flight Schools

FBO

55

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

6

Flying Clubs

Repair

4

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

3

EAA Chapters

DPEs near D72

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Dean Stewart Paulson Eagle River AK 4 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 13 nm
Bruce Cummings Anchorage AK 13 nm
Carol Zerbe Anchorage AK 13 nm
Daniel Jonathan Larocque Anchorage AK 13 nm
Greg Emory Stoddard Anchorage AK 13 nm
Hon Kagen Kinzie Anchorage AK 13 nm
Mark Roger Greig Anchorage AK 13 nm
Michael Brown Anchorage AK 13 nm
Michael Brian Crumley Anchorage AK 13 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near D72

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Jeffrey Noyes Banks Eagle River AK 4 nm
Rocky Patsy Capozzi Eagle River AK 4 nm
Dean Cimmiyotti Eagle River AK 4 nm
Kevin Wayne Earp Eagle River AK 4 nm
Dean Paul Eisberg Eagle River AK 4 nm
Sean Joseph Ellis Eagle River AK 4 nm
Steven Gordon Fry Eagle River AK 4 nm
James Patrick Leonard Eagle River AK 4 nm
Richard Anthony Lochner Eagle River AK 4 nm
Christopher Curtis Staveland Eagle River AK 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near D72

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Jeffrey Noyes Banks Eagle River AK 4 nm
James Francis Barbeau Eagle River AK 4 nm
Richard Allan Benson Eagle River AK 4 nm
Sean Joseph Ellis Eagle River AK 4 nm
Gary Alan Jamieson Eagle River AK 4 nm
Todd Richard Murray Eagle River AK 4 nm
Christopher Curtis Staveland Eagle River AK 4 nm
Richard Dunnaway Ballard Eagle River AK 4 nm
David James Helmso Eagle River AK 4 nm
Kristian Paul Gromada Eagle River AK 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near D72

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 12 nm
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 16 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 20 nm
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 213 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 1181 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 1220 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 1229 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 1252 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 1258 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 1266 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.