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5L6 Wasilla Lake Seaplane Base
Wasilla, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 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
BGQr061/16.0BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5025E
ANCr016/34.8ANCHORAGE VOR/DME114.3025E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAMPBELL LAKE015/31.033821ECMQ -.-. -- --.-
BRUCK020/33.538721EBOB -... --- -...

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: leftleft
Runway end identifier lights: nono

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
    
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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From to 5L6

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:0917:09
Sunrise08:5717:57
Sunset17:2702:27
Evening civil twilight18:1503:15

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2010 09:19:16
Local (UTC-9)  10-Feb-2010 00:19:16
 
METAR
PAAQ 
9nm E 
100853Z AUTO 35008KT 10SM CLR M01/M08 A2940 RMK AO2 SLP953 T10061083 400111067 53003 TSNO $
PABV 
11nm S 
100856Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM OVC110 M05/M08 A2943 RMK AO1 52003 PNO
PAJV 
17nm NE 
092250Z 06006KT 15SM SCT040 BKN080 M03/M09 A2942 RMK 41028//// NOSPECI LAST
TAF
PAAQ 
9nm E 
100535Z 1006/1106 02012G20KT P6SM SCT070 BKN120 WS020/10035KT FM101500 02009G15KT P6SM SCT070 BKN120

 
 

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Wasilla Lake Seaplane Base

Miles Price ($)
GRAND VIEW INN AND SUITES 1.5 220-221
ALASKA'S SELECT INN MOTEL 1.6 65-119
AGATE INN 2.5 160-170
BEST WESTERN LAKE LUCILLE INN 2.5 153-299

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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