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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:4717:47
Sunrise09:3618:36
Sunset16:4401:44
Evening civil twilight17:3302:33

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  26-Nov-2025 03:58:41
Local (UTC-9)  25-Nov-2025 18:58:41
 
METAR
PAKN 
28nm W 		260354Z 01005KT 10SM OVC070 M01/M03 A2969 RMK AO2 SLP053 T10061028
PFWS 
39nm W 		260256Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM OVC055 M03/M04 A2974 RMK AO2 SLP073 60000 T10331044 58010 FZRANO
PAIG 
46nm N 		260256Z AUTO 05012KT 10SM FEW120 01/M02 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP088 T00111017 56011 FZRANO
TAF
PAKN 
28nm W 		251742Z 2518/2618 04009KT P6SM BKN100 FM261400 07009KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC035
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