AirNav: 5Z9 - Lake Brooks Seaplane Base

5Z9

Lake Brooks Seaplane Base
Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	5Z9
Lat/Long:	58-33-17.4350N 155-46-38.5950W 58-33.290583N 155-46.643250W 58.5548431,-155.7773875 (estimated)
Elevation:	36 ft. / 11 m (estimated)
Variation:	21E (1985)
From city:	32 MI E OF KING SALMON.
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	06/1966
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
NOTAMs facility:	ENA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATTENDED
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
AKNr093/32.1		KING SALMON VORTAC		112.80		16E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
CHINOOK		098/33.1		355		11E		AUB	.- ..- -...

Seaplane Base Services

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

Runway Information

Runway ALL/WAY

Dimensions:	5000 x 4000 ft. / 1524 x 1219 m
Surface:	water, in excellent condition LARGE WHITE BUOYS 4 FT TALL IN WATERWAY ARE A HAZARD TO NAVIGATION AND DIFFICULT TO SEE.
	RUNWAY ALL	RUNWAY WAY
Elevation:	36.0 ft.	36.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	US DEPT OF INTERIOR NATL PL SVC FEDERAL BLDG ANCHORAGE, AK 99502
Manager:	PUBLIC PARK SUPT. PO BOX 7 KING SALMON, AK 99613 Phone 907-246-3305

Additional Remarks

-	ACFT MAINTAIN 1000 FT AGL INVOF BROOKS CAMP. HEAVY BEAR & HUMAN CONCENTRATION.
-	LANDING & TAKEOFFS OR TAXIING WITHIN 50 YARDS OF BEARS IS PROHIBITED.
-	SURFACE OPNS ARE LIMITED TO IDLE MANEUVERS WITHIN 200 YARDS OF BROOKS CAMP BEACH ON NAKNEK LAKE. STEP TAXI OPNS; INITIATION OF TAKEOFFS & LANDINGS WITHIN THIS ZONE IS PROHIBITED. BUOYS NOTE NO-WAKE AREA.
-	FUEL AVAILABLE @ AKN ON THE RIVER. 907-246-3079 OR 130.10.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5Z9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAKN - King Salmon Airport (28 nm W)
PFWS - South Naknek Nr 2 Airport (39 nm W)
PAIG - Igiugig Airport (46 nm N)
PAII - Egegik Airport (55 nm SW)
PFKK - Kokhanok Airport (61 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 28-Mar-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:22	15:22
Sunrise	08:02	16:02
Sunset	20:54	04:54
Evening civil twilight	21:35	05:35

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	28-Mar-2025 20:39:17
Local (UTC-8)	28-Mar-2025 12:39:17

METAR

PAKN 28nm W	281954Z 36021G32KT 10SM CLR M05/M12 A2995 RMK AO2 PK WND 36034/1924 SLP143 T10501117
PFWS 39nm W	281956Z AUTO 36027G35KT 10SM CLR M05/M11 A3002 RMK AO2 PK WND 35035/1956 SLP168 T10501111 FZRANO
PAIG 46nm N	281956Z AUTO 32013G19KT 10SM CLR M05/M11 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP155 T10501106 FZRANO

TAF

PAKN
28nm W

281726Z 2818/2918 35012G20KT P6SM FEW035 SCT150 FM282100 35015G30KT P6SM SCT150 FM290600 36014KT P6SM SKC

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