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5Z9 Lake Brooks Seaplane Base
Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 5Z9
Lat/Long: 58-33-17.4350N 155-46-38.5950W
58-33.290583N 155-46.643250W
58.5548431,-155.7773875
(estimated)
Elevation: 36 ft. / 11 m (estimated)
Variation: 21E (1985)
From city: 32 MI E OF KING SALMON.
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/1966
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
NOTAMs facility: ENA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATTENDED
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
AKNr093/32.1KING SALMON VORTAC112.8016E

Seaplane Base Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway ALL/WAY

Dimensions: 5000 x 4000 ft. / 1524 x 1219 m
Surface: water, in excellent condition
LARGE WHITE BUOYS 4 FT TALL IN WATERWAY ARE A HAZARD TO NAVIGATION AND DIFFICULT TO SEE.
RUNWAY ALL  RUNWAY WAY
Elevation: 36.0 ft.36.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: US DEPT OF INTERIOR
NATL PL SVC FEDERAL BLDG
ANCHORAGE, AK 99502
Manager: PUBLIC PARK SUPT.
PO BOX 7
KING SALMON, AK 99613
Phone 907-246-3305

Additional Remarks

- ACFT MAINTAIN 1000 FT AGL INVOF BROOKS CAMP. HEAVY BEAR & HUMAN CONCENTRATION.
- LANDING & TAKEOFFS OR TAXIING WITHIN 50 YARDS OF BEARS IS PROHIBITED.
- SURFACE OPNS ARE LIMITED TO IDLE MANEUVERS WITHIN 200 YARDS OF BROOKS CAMP BEACH ON NAKNEK LAKE. STEP TAXI OPNS; INITIATION OF TAKEOFFS & LANDINGS WITHIN THIS ZONE IS PROHIBITED. BUOYS NOTE NO-WAKE AREA.
- FUEL AVAILABLE @ AKN ON THE RIVER. 907-246-3079 OR 130.10.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5Z9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAKN - King Salmon Airport (28 nm W)
PFWS - South Naknek Nr 2 Airport (39 nm W)
PAIG - Igiugig Airport (46 nm N)
PAII - Egegik Airport (55 nm SW)
PFKK - Kokhanok Airport (61 nm NE)
  
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From to 5Z9

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight09:1118:11
Sunrise10:0019:00
Sunset17:0602:06
Evening civil twilight17:5602:56

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-Jan-2026 07:30:42
Local (UTC-9)  16-Jan-2026 22:30:42
 
METAR
PAKN 
28nm W 		170654Z 07009KT 10SM CLR M05/M10 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP228 T10501100 $
PAIG 
46nm N 		170656Z AUTO 03008KT 10SM CLR M07/M08 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP264 T10671078 FZRANO
TAF
PAKN 
28nm W 		170528Z 1706/1806 06006KT P6SM BKN200 FM171700 06011KT 5SM -SN BKN035 FM172000 07008KT P6SM SCT045 BKN060
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