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4AK0 Niklason Lake Seaplane Base
Wasilla, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 4AK0
Lat/Long: 61-37-45.1200N 149-16-15.8900W
61-37.752000N 149-16.264833W
61.6292000,-149.2710806
(estimated)
Elevation: 380 ft. / 116 m
From city: 6 miles W of WASILLA, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99654

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/2004
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: 122.8
WX ASOS at PAQ (6 nm E): 134.75 (907-560-7680)
WX AWOS-3P at IYS (8 nm SW): 135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX AWOS-3P at BCV (14 nm SW): 135.55 (907-621-7605)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr061/20.2BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5019E
TEDr018/34.0ANCHORAGE VOR/DME113.1518E

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway E/W

Dimensions: 2700 x 75 ft. / 823 x 23 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY E  RUNWAY W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JOHN S PAKAN
7350 TWIN LAKES DR
WASILLA, AK 99654-3577
Manager: JOHN S PAKAN
7350 TWIN LAKES DR, 7350 TWIN LAKES DR
WASILLA, AK 99687
Phone 907-230-7943

Additional Remarks

- PUB BEACHING ACES SW SHORE; NO DOCK. RMNDR PVT/ NON COML.
- TSNT SVC NA.
- CTN: TREES & HILL E SHORE; YEAR ROUND RECREATIONAL ACT NW LAKE END; BOAT ACT SW PUB BEACH.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 4AK0.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAAQ - Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (6 nm E)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (8 nm SW)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (16 nm W)
PAUO - Willow Airport (23 nm W)
PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield (24 nm SW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 20-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:4116:41
Sunrise08:2717:27
Sunset17:5502:55
Evening civil twilight18:4003:40

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  20-Feb-2026 17:55:51
Local (UTC-9)  20-Feb-2026 08:55:51
 
METAR
PAAQ 
6nm E 		201653Z 10SM CLR M21/M41 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP249 I1000 T12111406 $
PABV 
15nm SW 		201656Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR M19/M23 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP270 T11891228 FZRANO $
TAF
PAAQ 
6nm E 		201143Z 2012/2112 01010KT P6SM SCT070 FM201600 04020G30KT P6SM SKC FM202200 05025G40KT P6SM SKC
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