AirNav: 5Z9 - Lake Brooks Seaplane Base

5Z9

Lake Brooks Seaplane Base
Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

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 -8 (UTC -9 during Standard 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
AKNr093/32.1		KING SALMON VORTAC		112.80		16E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
CHINOOK		098/33.1		355		11E		AUB	.- ..- -...

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:	left	left

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

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 36/week *
68%	air taxi
32%	local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2022

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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 18-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:15	14:15
Sunrise	07:00	15:00
Sunset	21:45	05:45
Evening civil twilight	22:30	06:30

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Apr-2024 00:40:19
Local (UTC-8)	18-Apr-2024 16:40:19

METAR

PAKN 28nm W	182354Z 08015G26KT 10SM -RA BKN090 08/03 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP094 6//// T00830028 58000 PNO
PFWS 39nm W	182356Z AUTO 08023G31KT 10SM FEW044 06/02 A2984 RMK AO2 PK WND 08033/2306 RAE27 SLP148 P0000 60000 T00610017 10072 20050 58001
PAIG 46nm N	182356Z AUTO 08021G29KT 10SM OVC023 03/01 A2995 RMK AO2 PK WND 08029/2347 RAE02 SLP151 P0000 60000 T00330011 10039 20028 50003

TAF

PAKN
28nm W

171744Z 1718/1818 09020G40KT P6SM -RA OVC050 WS020/10055KT FM172200 10020G30KT 5SM -RA OVC060 FM180300 09015G25KT P6SM VCSH OVC080

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