METAR & TAF Z87
Z87 does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: PACD (COLD BAY) · 2.9 NM away. Conditions at Z87 may differ.
METAR · PACD
Observed 11:53Z
PACD 141153Z 18004KT 10SM -RA OVC024 01/00 A2971
- Wind
- 180° @ 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 1°C / 0°C
- Altimeter
- 29.71 inHg
- Clouds
- OVC
- Density alt
- -1,358 ft
- Ceiling
- 2,400 ft AGL
- Rules
- MVFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 3 NM N
- VFR sectional
- COLD BAY
- ARTCC
- ZAN · ANCHORAGE
- NOTAM facility
- CDB (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
Flight service · Hours
- FSS CDB
- COLD BAY907-532-24661-800-478-7250
- Attendance
- Unattended
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY —
| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
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Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LLA
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Not available
- Power plant repair
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Not published
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Wind indicator
- No
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- Considerable seabird activity with nests on islands.Show FAA
- Weather and traffic advisories are available from Cold Bay Flight Service Station on frequency 123.6.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- Rotating beacon adjacent on Cold Bay Airport.Show FAA
Fuel notes
- 100LLFuel is available from Cold Bay Airport. No delivery is available. You must have your own truck and cans. Call 907-532-2467 Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · Z87
Answer card- ICAO
- Z87
- Name
- BLINN LAKE
- Location
- COLD BAY, ALASKA
- Elevation
- 50 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,050 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 0
- Longest runway
- –
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 1
- Magnetic variation
- 17°
- Current flight rules
- MVFR
- Current wind
- 180° at 4 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
Blinn Lake (Z87) sits in Cold Bay, Alaska at 50 ft MSL. No runways are listed in the current facts, so verify the landing surface and usable area before you plan a stop. The field is non-towered. CTAF is 123.6. No ILS approaches are published here.
Pattern altitude is not published. For light piston ops, use 1,000 ft AGL unless the current Chart Supplement shows a different pattern. The field sits in a coastal area with a magnetic variation of 17°. Expect to work from current charts and local advisories rather than assumptions.
Fuel notes matter here. No on-field FBOs are listed. Published remarks say 100LL is available from Cold Bay Airport. There is no delivery. You must have your own truck and cans. Call 907-532-2467 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. before you count on fuel. The remarks also note considerable seabird activity with nests on islands. That is worth factoring into your arrival and taxi planning. Weather and traffic advisories are available from Cold Bay Flight Service Station on 123.6.