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MFN Minuteman Lake Seaplane Base
Willow, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 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 04-Sep-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1314:13
Sunrise07:0015:00
Sunset20:5904:59
Evening civil twilight21:4605:46

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Sep-2026 02:57:27
Local (UTC-8)  04-Sep-2026 18:57:27
 
METAR
TAF
PAAQ 
28nm E 		041740Z 0418/0518 35005KT P6SM SCT045 BKN070 FM042000 07008KT P6SM VCSH BKN045 OVC070 FM051000 12010KT 5SM -RA BR BKN020 OVC030 FM051700 13010KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 OVC030
PAED 
29nm S 		042100Z 0421/0603 VRB06KT 9999 BKN050 QNH3012INS BECMG 0506/0507 16009KT 8000 -SHRA FEW010 620802 OVC030 QNH3003INS BECMG 0516/0517 16009KT 9999 NSW FEW020 BKN080 QNH2998INS TX18/0500Z TN13/0513Z
PANC 
33nm S 		050130Z 0502/0606 VRB04KT P6SM SCT035 OVC045 FM050300 15011KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 OVC050 FM050900 15015G25KT 5SM -RA SCT020 OVC035 FM051600 17010G16KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 FM060000 19009KT P6SM SCT040
PATK 
35nm N 		050113Z 0501/0524 VRB03KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT007 OVC035 TEMPO 0501/0504 4SM -RA BR OVC007 FM050800 18005KT 2SM -RA BR OVC005 FM052000 19006KT P6SM VCSH SCT005 OVC015
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