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MFN Minuteman Lake Seaplane Base
Willow, Alaska, USA

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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)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:2417:24
Sunrise09:1418:14
Sunset17:1502:15
Evening civil twilight18:0403:04

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Feb-2026 12:10:39
Local (UTC-9)  05-Feb-2026 03:10:39
 
METAR
TAF
PAAQ 
28nm E 		050542Z 0506/0606 35007KT P6SM SCT080 BKN150 FM051200 35009G20KT P6SM BKN080 FM052000 36007KT P6SM SCT070 BKN120
PAED 
29nm S 		050600Z 0506/0612 02009KT 9999 FEW050 BKN080 BKN150 620804 510209 QNH2943INS TX03/0600Z TNM02/0512Z
PANC 
33nm S 		050542Z 0506/0612 35005KT P6SM SCT060 BKN150 FM051800 01008KT P6SM BKN050 BKN090 FM060500 14007KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120 OVC180 FM061000 VRB04KT P6SM FEW050 SCT120 BKN180
PATK 
35nm N 		050542Z 0506/0606 02007KT P6SM FEW080 SCT150 TEMPO 0511/0515 02010G20KT
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