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85AK Marion Seaplane Base
Big Lake, Alaska, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 85AK
Lat/Long: 61-30-33.0000N / 149-54-31.0000W
61-30.550000N / 149-54.516667W
61.5091667 / -149.9086111
(estimated)
Elevation: 150 ft. / 46 m (estimated)
From city: 3 miles SW of BIG LAKE, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99506

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 04/2007
Sectional chart: ANCHORAGE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576]
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

WX AWOS-3 at IYS (11 nm E): 135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX AWOS-3 at BCV (13 nm SE): 135.55
WX AWOS-3 at FRN (17 nm SE): 118.525 (907-384-0132)
WX ASOS at MRI (18 nm S): PHONE 907-272-0542
WX ASOS at LHD (20 nm S): PHONE 907-245-1618

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr130/4.0BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5025E
ANCr357/23.1ANCHORAGE VOR/DME114.3025E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAMPBELL LAKE350/20.733821ECMQ -.-. -- --.-
BRUCK360/21.938721EBOB -... --- -...

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 9W/27W

Dimensions: 3400 x 200 ft. / 1036 x 61 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 9W  RUNWAY 27W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned

Additional Remarks

ALL ACFT MONITOR FREQ 122.8.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 85AK.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (3 nm NE)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (11 nm E)
PAUO - Willow Airport (15 nm N)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (16 nm S)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (18 nm S)
 
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From to 85AK

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:4717:47
Sunrise09:4518:45
Sunset15:5100:51
Evening civil twilight16:4901:49

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  30-Nov-2009 08:20:09
Local (UTC-9)  29-Nov-2009 23:20:09
 
METAR
PABV 
13nm SE 
300756Z AUTO 07003KT 4SM FEW021 OVC037 M07/M11 A2970 RMK AO1 PNO
PAUO 
15nm N 
292252Z 00000KT 30SM SCT050 BKN070 BKN120 M10/M12 A2935 RMK NOSPECI
PAED 
16nm S 
300755Z 05004KT 6SM -SN BR SCT024 OVC030 M06/M08 A2965 RMK AO2A SLP044 P0000 T10581079 $
PAMR 
18nm S 
300753Z 00000KT 10SM FEW010 OVC034 M05/M07 A2965 RMK AO2 SNE32 SLP044 P0000 T10501072
PALH 
20nm S 
300753Z 00000KT 10SM SCT039 BKN055 OVC095 M03/M07 A2967 RMK AO2 SNE34 SLP047 P0000 T10281067
PANC 
21nm S 
300753Z 19005KT 9SM FEW010 BKN045 OVC060 M04/M07 A2965 RMK AO2 SNE52 SLP043 P0000 T10391067
PAAQ 
24nm E 
300753Z AUTO 35006KT 10SM BKN050 OVC060 M08/M09 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP050 T10781094 TSNO
TAF

 
 

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