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5L6 Wasilla Lake Seaplane Base
Wasilla, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

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 (907-688-0826)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr067/16.0BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5019E
TEDr013/29.7ANCHORAGE VOR/DME113.1519E
ANCr016/34.8ANCHORAGE VOR/DME114.3025E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAMPBELL LAKE017/31.033819ECMQ -.-. -- --.-
BRUCK022/33.538719EBOB -... --- -...

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: STATE OF ALASKA
DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 550 W 7TH AVE SUITE 900C
ANCHORAGE, AK 99501
Manager: MIKE SCHOMER
MAT-SU RESORT, 1850 BOGARD ROAD
WASILLA, AK 99654-6534
Phone 907-376-3228

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 12
Single engine airplanes: 12
    
Aircraft operations: avg 58/month *
71% transient general aviation
29% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 May 2011

Additional Remarks

OPRG AREA IN WASILLA LAKE; WATCH FOR SWIMMERS WEST END OF LAKE.
NO AIRCRAFT SVC AVBL TO TRAN ACFT.
PUB BEACH & SWIMMING AREA ON SOUTH WEST SHORE.
DOCK AVBL NORTH EAST SHORE.
WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:0617:06
Sunrise08:5417:54
Sunset17:3002:30
Evening civil twilight18:1803:18

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Feb-2012 08:57:41
Local (UTC-9)  11-Feb-2012 23:57:41
 
METAR
PAAQ 
9nm E 
120853Z AUTO 09007KT 10SM CLR 02/M04 A2920 RMK AO2 SLP886 T00171044 400610006 53004 TSNO
PABV 
11nm S 
120836Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM CLR M02/M06 A2918 RMK AO1 PNO
TAF
PAAQ 
9nm E 
120540Z 1206/1306 03006KT P6SM BKN080 WS020/13025KT FM121000 06012G20KT P6SM BKN100 WS020/14035KT FM121800 14015G25KT P6SM -SN OVC060 FM122100 16010G18KT P6SM -SN OVC045
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Hotels near Wasilla Lake Seaplane Base

Miles Price ($)
GRAND VIEW INN AND SUITES 1.5 139-199
ALASKA'S SELECT INN MOTEL 1.6 119-120
AGATE INN 2.5 175-290
BEST WESTERN LAKE LUCILLE INN 2.5 153-319

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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