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5C5 El Capitan Lodge Seaplane Base
Craig, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 5C5
Lat/Long: 55-57-30.9200N 133-15-12.1400W
55-57.515333N 133-15.202333W
55.9585889,-133.2533722
(estimated)
Elevation: 14 ft. / 4 m (estimated)
Variation: 18E (2020)
From city: 29 miles N of CRAIG, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/2005
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KETCHIKAN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-225-9481]
Alternate FSS: JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-297-2236]
NOTAMs facility: KTN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LVDr171/31.1LEVEL ISLAND VOR/DME116.5020E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SUMNER STRAIT170/30.852920ESQM ... --.- --

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 15W/33W

Dimensions: 7205 x 150 ft. / 2196 x 46 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 15W  RUNWAY 33W
Latitude: 55-59.074667N55-57.907167N
Longitude: 133-16.283333W133-15.938667W
Elevation: 14.0 ft.14.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 153 magnetic, 171 true333 magnetic, 351 true
Markings: buoysbuoys

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: SCOTT VAN VALIN
P.O. BOX 1174
CRAIG, AK 99921
Phone 800-770-5464
Manager: SCOTT VAN VALIN
P.O. BOX 1174
CRAIG, AK 99921
Phone 800-770-5464

Additional Remarks

- LCTD AT FISHING LODGE; CAUTION FOR BOATING ACT INVOF SEAPLANE BASE.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5C5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAKW - Klawock Airport (24 nm S)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (43 nm NE)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (52 nm N)
PAKT - Ketchikan International Airport (64 nm SE)
PAFE - Kake Airport (64 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 01-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0716:07
Sunrise07:4816:48
Sunset16:2501:25
Evening civil twilight17:0602:06

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-Feb-2026 17:16:33
Local (UTC-9)  01-Feb-2026 08:16:33
 
METAR
PAKW 
23nm S 		011653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA SCT039 BKN050 OVC100 09/07 A2952 RMK AO2 RAB1559E32B51 SLP995 P0002 T00940067 TSNO
PAWG 
43nm NE 		011656Z 10004KT 10SM -RA SCT045 OVC060 06/04 A2961 RMK AO2 SLP026 P0000 T00610044 $
TAF
PAKW 
23nm S 		011130Z 0112/0212 VRB04KT P6SM -RA FEW015 BKN035 OVC040 WS020/14030KT FM011800 06004KT 4SM -RA BR BKN015 OVC025 WS020/15035KT FM012000 08005KT 4SM -RA BR BKN015 OVC025 WS020/17035KT FM020200 06006KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015 WS020/15030KT AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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