AirNav: 5Z9 - Lake Brooks Seaplane Base

5Z9

Lake Brooks Seaplane Base
Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026

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

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

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 03-Nov-2026

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	08:02	17:02
Sunrise	08:46	17:46
Sunset	17:28	02:28
Evening civil twilight	18:11	03:11

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	03-Nov-2026 20:37:13
Local (UTC-9)	03-Nov-2026 11:37:13

METAR

PAKN 28nm W	031954Z 02003KT 10SM BKN120 03/01 A2907 RMK AO2 SLP842 T00330011
PFWS 39nm W	031956Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM CLR RMK AO2 SLPNO FZRANO $
PAIG 46nm N	031956Z AUTO 07010G20KT 10SM SCT100 07/03 A2915 RMK AO2 SLP880 T00720033

TAF

PAKN
28nm W

031721Z 0318/0418 36003KT P6SM SCT100 FM040100 04008KT P6SM -RA SCT025 OVC035 FM040400 02010KT 6SM -RA BR OVC025 FM040900 02011KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC050

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