AirNav   Duncan Aviation - Near you to keep you flying
 
 3134 users online  
MFN Minuteman Lake Seaplane Base
Willow, Alaska, USA

GOING TO WILLOW?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: MFN
Lat/Long: 61-43-16.7200N 150-02-48.7300W
61-43.278667N 150-02.812167W
61.7213111,-150.0468694
(estimated)
Elevation: 295 ft. / 90 m (estimated)
From city: 1 mile N of WILLOW, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99688

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/2005
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
NOTAMs facility: ENA (NOTAM-D service not available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3P at IYS (17 nm SE): 135.25 (907-373-3801)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr327/9.4BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5019E
TEDr338/33.3ANCHORAGE VOR/DME113.1518E
TKAr158/34.7TALKEETNA VOR/DME116.2019E

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 7W/25W

Dimensions: 1500 x 50 ft. / 457 x 15 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 7W  RUNWAY 25W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: STATE OF ALASKA, DNR
550 W 7TH AVE STE 900C
ANCHORAGE, AK 99510
Phone 907-269-8400
Manager: ATHONY ORIGER
P.O. BOX 378
WILLOW, AK 99687
Phone 907-355-5310

Additional Remarks

- NO SVC OF ANY TYPE AVBL TO TRAN ACFT.
- CAUTION FOR TREES ON EAST END OF LAKE
- SEAPLANE BASE CONDITION NOT MONITORED, RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at MFN.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAUO - Willow Airport (2 nm N)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (13 nm SE)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (17 nm SE)
PAAQ - Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (28 nm E)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (29 nm S)
  
Loc | Ops | Rwys | IFR | FBO | Links
Com | Nav | Svcs | Stats | Notes
Area around MFN (Minuteman Lake Seaplane Base)
 
Road maps at: MapQuest Bing Google
 
Aerial photo
No photo
 
Sectional chart

 
Airport distance calculator
Flying to Minuteman Lake Seaplane Base? Find the distance to fly.

From to MFN

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 14-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:0117:01
Sunrise08:4817:48
Sunset17:4102:41
Evening civil twilight18:2803:28

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  15-Feb-2026 02:44:17
Local (UTC-9)  14-Feb-2026 17:44:17
 
METAR
TAF
PAAQ 
28nm E 		141726Z 1418/1518 34005KT 3SM -SN OVC030 FM142000 34005KT 1/2SM SN VV008 FM150200 28006KT 6SM -SN BKN025 FM150600 36005KT P6SM FEW025 BKN045
PAED 
29nm S 		150130Z 1501/1604 33005KT 2400 -FZDZSG BR SCT005 BKN015 OVC020 660001 640155 QNH2997INS BECMG 1503/1504 01003KT 9999 VCSH FEW005 SCT015 BKN045 620453 QNH2998INS BECMG 1505/1506 33003KT 9999 NSW FEW020 SCT050 SCT100 QNH3001INS TEMPO 1506/1508 3200 BCFG FEW001 BECMG 1513/1514 06005KT 9999 FEW045 SCT070 BKN100 QNH3033INS TXM02/1504Z TNM09/1513Z
PANC 
33nm S 		142136Z 1422/1524 VRB06KT 3SM -SN OVC006 TEMPO 1422/1424 2SM -FZDZSN FM150400 36007KT 6SM BR OVC035
PATK 
35nm N 		141720Z 1418/1518 VRB04KT 2SM -SN OVC020 TEMPO 1418/1422 1SM -SN BKN012 FM150100 01005KT P6SM FEW020 BKN045
NOTAMs
Click for the latest NOTAMs
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.

 

 
 

Would you like to see your business listed on this page?

 If your business provides an interesting product or service to pilots, flight crews, aircraft, or users of the Minuteman Lake Seaplane Base, you should consider listing it here.  To start the listing process, click on the button below
 
Add a business
 

Other Pages about Minuteman Lake Seaplane Base

Update a link
 
Copyright © AirNav, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy  Contact