AirNav: 2Z5 - Chena River Seaplane Base

2Z5

Chena River Seaplane Base
Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	2Z5
Lat/Long:	64-49-58.4380N 147-50-53.7300W 64-49.973967N 147-50.895500W 64.8328994,-147.8482583 (estimated)
Elevation:	440 ft. / 134 m (estimated)
Variation:	28E (1985)
From city:	3 miles W of FAIRBANKS, AK
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99709

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Open to the public, ALL PROPERTY ALONG RIVER BANK IS PRIVATLEY OWNED. PUBLIC ACCESS TO RIVER CONSISTS OF ONE SMALL GRAVEL RAMP.
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788]
NOTAMs facility:	FAI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Pattern altitude:	1000 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX ASOS at FAI (1.1 nm S):	124.4 (907-621-7609)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
FAIr044/4.6		FAIRBANKS VORTAC		108.60		21E
ENNr044/34.6		NENANA VORTAC		115.80		21E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
CHENA		251/9.0		257		17E		CUN	-.-. ..- -.
ICE POOL		048/35.9		525		13E		ICW	.. -.-. .--

Seaplane Base Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway N/S

Dimensions:	5000 x 300 ft. / 1524 x 91 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY N	RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:	none	none

Runway E/W

Dimensions:	3000 x 300 ft. / 914 x 91 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY E	RUNWAY W
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:	none	none

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	PUBLIC DOMAIN

Additional Remarks

-	OPERG AREA IN CHENA RIVER N & W OF FAIRBANKS INTL ARPT.
-	PUBLIC ACCESS RAMP IS AT NORTH END OF RAVENWOOD AVE. N64,49.919; W147,52.457.
-	PVT 900 FT X 50 FT GRASS STRIP ADJ RIVER.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 2Z5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAFA - Fairbanks International Airport (1 nm S)
PAFB - Ladd Army Airfield (6 nm E)
PAEI - Eielson Air Force Base (22 nm SE)
PANN - Nenana Municipal Airport (36 nm SW)
PAHV - Healy River Airport (65 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 04-Sep-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:48	13:48
Sunrise	06:42	14:42
Sunset	20:59	04:59
Evening civil twilight	21:52	05:52

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-Sep-2026 11:02:53
Local (UTC-8)	04-Sep-2026 03:02:53

METAR

PAFA	041053Z 36003KT 3SM RA BR SCT007 BKN020 OVC030 07/07 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP150 P0005 T00720067 $
PAFB 6nm E	041055Z AUTO 08004KT 4SM -RA BR BKN005 BKN012 OVC017 08/08 A2994 RMK AO2 RAE0958RAB00 SLP147 P0003 T00790079 $

TAF

PAFA	040538Z 0406/0512 03006KT P6SM -RA BKN025 FM040800 06005KT 4SM -RA BR OVC025 WS020/26025KT FM041100 08003KT 2SM -RA BR OVC010 WS020/25031KT FM041800 11002KT 5SM -RA BR OVC015 WS020/24030KT FM050000 10003KT 6SM -RA SCT015 OVC025
PAFB 6nm E	040600Z 0406/0512 09006KT 8000 -RA BR OVC035 QNH2992INS BECMG 0410/0411 VRB06KT 4800 -RA BR BKN006 OVC010 QNH2990INS TEMPO 0411/0416 3200 RA BR BECMG 0505/0506 06003KT 8000 -RA SCT025 BKN040 OVC060 QNH2988INS TX12/0502Z TN07/0410Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0406 NEXT 0814

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