FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99654 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1967 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| NOTAMs facility: | IYS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | no |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at IYS (4 nm W): | 135.25 (907-373-3801) |
| WX ASOS at PAQ (9 nm E): | 134.75 (907-746-6675) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BCV (11 nm S): | 135.55 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BGQr061/16.0 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 25E |
| ANCr016/34.8 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 015/31.0 | | 338 | | 21E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
| BRUCK | | 020/33.5 | | 387 | | 21E | | BOB | -... --- -... |
Seaplane Base Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
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: | left | | left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 48/month * | | 87% | transient general aviation | | 13% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | OPRG AREA IN WASILLA LAKE; WATCH FOR SWIMMERS WEST END OF LAKE. |
| - | NO SVCOF ANY KIND AVBL TO TRAN ACFT. |
| - | PUB BEACH & SWIMMING AREA ON SOUTH WEST SHORE. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5L6.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (4 nm W)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (9 nm E)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (12 nm W)
PAUO - Willow Airport (21 nm NW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (23 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:47 | | 17:47 |
| Sunrise | | 09:46 | | 18:46 |
| Sunset | | 15:47 | | 00:47 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:46 | | 01:46 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Nov-2009 11:58:31 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 30-Nov-2009 02:58:31 |
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| METAR |
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PAAQ
9nm E | 301153Z AUTO 34007KT 10SM CLR M08/M11 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP062 T10781106 11072 21106 51002 TSNO
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PABV
11nm S | 301136Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM CLR M11/M13 A2976 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAJV
17nm NE | 292250Z 19003KT 12SM SCT040 BKN080 OVC120 M08/M15 A2927 RMK MAX 00 NOSPECI LAST
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PAAQ
9nm E | 300553Z 3006/0106 35006KT P6SM OVC100 FM301600 02014KT P6SM BKN080 WS020/13030KT FM302100 05016G26KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN070 WS020/12045KT
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