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5L6 Wasilla Lake Seaplane Base
Wasilla, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 5L6
Lat/Long: 61-35-11.0620N 149-24-26.9970W
61-35.184367N 149-24.449950W
61.5864061,-149.4074992
(estimated)
Elevation: 330 ft. / 101 m (estimated)
Variation: 25E (1985)
From city: 1 mile E of WASILLA, AK
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 99654

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/1967
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
NOTAMs facility: ENA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.8
WX AWOS-3P at IYS (4 nm W): 135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX ASOS at PAQ (9 nm E): 134.75 (907-560-7680)
WX AWOS-3P at BCV (11 nm S): 135.55 (907-621-7605)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr067/16.0BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5019E
TEDr014/29.7ANCHORAGE VOR/DME113.1518E

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway NE/SW

Dimensions: 4000 x 1000 ft. / 1219 x 305 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY NE  RUNWAY SW
Elevation: 330.0 ft.330.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway end identifier lights: nono

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: STATE OF ALASKA, DNR, DMLW
550 W 7TH AVE STE 900C
ANCHORAGE, AK 99501
Phone 907-269-8400
Manager: STATE OF ALASKA, DNR, DMLW
550 W 7TH AVE STE 900C
ANCHORAGE, AK 99501-6534
Phone 907-269-8400

Additional Remarks

- DOCK NE SHORE.
- WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
- CTN: SWIMMING & WATERCRAFT INVOF.
- TSNT SVC NA.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5L6.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAWS - Wasilla Airport (4 nm W)
PAAQ - Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (9 nm E)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (12 nm W)
PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield (20 nm S)
PAUO - Willow Airport (21 nm NW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 31-Aug-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5913:59
Sunrise06:4714:47
Sunset21:0905:09
Evening civil twilight21:5705:57

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  31-Aug-2026 16:13:42
Local (UTC-8)  31-Aug-2026 08:13:42
 
METAR
PAAQ 
9nm E 		311554Z 18007KT 6SM -RA BR OVC030 04/03 A2956 RMK A02
PABV 
11nm S 		311556Z AUTO 12007KT 10SM -RA FEW020 BKN041 OVC055 04/02 A2962 RMK AO2 SLP031 P0006 T00440022 $
TAF
PAAQ 
9nm E 		311151Z 3112/0112 VRB04KT P6SM -RA FEW040 OVC050 FM311300 VRB06KT 6SM -RA BR SCT018 OVC030 FM311900 30005KT P6SM VCSH FEW030 BKN050 FM010000 36005KT P6SM FEW090 AMD NOT SKED
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