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MFN Minuteman Lake Seaplane Base
Willow, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 AUGUST 2025

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 16-Aug-2025
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1513:15
Sunrise06:1014:10
Sunset21:5905:59
Evening civil twilight22:5406:54

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Aug-2025 10:26:34
Local (UTC-8)  16-Aug-2025 02:26:34
 
METAR
TAF
PAAQ 
28nm E 		160530Z 1606/1706 04008KT P6SM VCSH FEW040 OVC070 FM161200 04010G18KT P6SM SCT060 BKN090 FM161800 36010G18KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100 FM162300 03010G20KT P6SM FEW120 SCT250
PAED 
29nm S 		160500Z 1605/1711 35012KT 9999 BKN050 BKN080 520207 QNH2966INS BECMG 1619/1620 35015G25KT 9999 FEW040 BKN060 BKN200 520207 QNH2963INS BECMG 1704/1705 35012KT 9999 FEW040 BKN200 520207 QNH2966INS TX16/1700Z TN09/1614Z
PANC 
33nm S 		160530Z 1606/1712 33014G24KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 BKN120 FM161200 35010G18KT P6SM BKN080 FM161800 35016G24KT P6SM SCT080 BKN250 FM170800 36011KT P6SM SCT250
PATK 
35nm N 		160530Z 1606/1706 01008KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200 TEMPO 1606/1609 36009G18KT FM161800 01012G24KT P6SM FEW040 SCT100 BKN200
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