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MFN Minuteman Lake Seaplane Base
Willow, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 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 -8 (UTC -9 during Standard 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)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-May-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight02:5510:55
Sunrise04:3812:38
Sunset23:1607:16
Evening civil twilight01:0009:00

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-May-2026 10:01:19
Local (UTC-8)  28-May-2026 02:01:19
 
METAR
TAF
PAAQ 
28nm E 		280543Z 2806/2906 13012G20KT P6SM FEW070 BKN100 FM280900 VRB05KT P6SM BKN100 FM282000 21006KT P6SM BKN120
PAED 
29nm S 		280500Z 2805/2911 18006KT 9999 SCT070 BKN130 QNH2971INS BECMG 2812/2813 VRB05KT 9999 -SHRA SCT030 BKN045 OVC060 620456 QNH2978INS BECMG 2821/2822 27005KT 9999 NSW FEW050 SCT060 BKN120 QNH2979INS BECMG 2907/2908 15006KT 9999 SCT045 SCT060 BKN100 QNH2980INS TX11/2823Z TN04/2813Z
PANC 
33nm S 		280543Z 2806/2912 16015G25KT P6SM FEW045 BKN070 FM281000 16007KT P6SM BKN100 FM282000 26009KT P6SM SCT045 BKN120 FM290600 17007KT P6SM SCT120
PATK 
35nm N 		280543Z 2806/2906 20004KT P6SM VCSH BKN070 FM280900 18003KT P6SM BKN100 FM281600 21006KT P6SM BKN100
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