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MFN

Minuteman Lake Seaplane Base
Willow, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

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
BGQr327/9.4	BIG LAKE VORTAC	112.50	19E
TEDr338/33.3	ANCHORAGE VOR/DME	113.15	18E
TKAr158/34.7	TALKEETNA VOR/DME	116.20	19E

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:	left	left

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

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		1
Single engine airplanes:		1

Aircraft operations: 20/year *
100%	local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2021

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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Area around MFN (Minuteman Lake Seaplane Base)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 23-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:16	13:16
Sunrise	06:10	14:10
Sunset	21:47	05:47
Evening civil twilight	22:41	06:41

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	23-Apr-2024 14:11:41
Local (UTC-8)	23-Apr-2024 06:11:41

METAR

TAF

PAAQ 28nm E	231120Z 2312/2412 34007KT P6SM FEW050 OVC080 FM232000 16007KT P6SM SCT080 BKN150
PAED 29nm S	230500Z 2305/2411 34006KT 9999 SCT060 BKN100 QNH3004INS BECMG 2312/2313 33006KT 9999 BKN050 BKN100 QNH3001INS BECMG 2407/2408 VRB06KT 9999 SCT030 BKN050 QNH2987INS TX08/2323Z TN02/2315Z
PANC 33nm S	231120Z 2312/2418 29004KT P6SM FEW045 OVC070 FM232000 30005KT P6SM SCT070 BKN120
PATK 35nm N	231120Z 2312/2412 VRB04KT P6SM FEW080 BKN150

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