Point Roberts Wa

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On the Seattle sectional there is an airport called "Point Roberts, it is very near the US Canada border.
The question is, what does the FI-2 next to the airport box on the sectional mean. ???
 
Pilawt said:
It's "Fl" - as in "flashing". The blue dot west of the airport is a flashing marine light.
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And it should flash twice, each time it goes around (similar to the double white at military airfields)
 
Tom-D said:
On the Seattle sectional there is an airport called "Point Roberts, it is very near the US Canada border.
The question is, what does the FI-2 next to the airport box on the sectional mean. ???
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I believe that's "FL" and it means sequenced flashing lights.
 
It's a lighthouse. You will see similar notations all around the Sound. I almost always asked private pilot applicants about them when I was a DE.
Three Tree Point and Alki are closer to BFI and equally baffling to the uninitiated.

Bob Gardner (Retired USCG))
 
Looks like an interesting place. A suburb of Vancouver, BC located in the US and only reachable via canada.
 
weilke said:
Looks like an interesting place. A suburb of Vancouver, BC located in the US and only reachable via canada.
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think about it,, to do a go around you would have to do the whole border crossing thing.
 
Tom-D said:
think about it,, to do a go around you would have to do the whole border crossing thing.
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I dont think you have to do the border crossing for airports that have their pattern extend into Canada. You just need to be on a flight-plan.
 
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