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5C5 El Capitan Lodge Seaplane Base
Craig, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 5C5
Lat/Long: 55-57-30.9200N 133-15-12.1400W
55-57.515333N 133-15.202333W
55.9585889,-133.2533722
(estimated)
Elevation: 14 ft. / 4 m (estimated)
Variation: 18E (2020)
From city: 29 miles N of CRAIG, AK
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/2005
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KETCHIKAN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-225-9481]
Alternate FSS: JNU JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-297-2236]
NOTAMs facility: KTN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LVDr171/31.1LEVEL ISLAND VOR/DME116.5020E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SUMNER STRAIT170/30.852920ESQM ... --.- --

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 15W/33W

Dimensions: 7205 x 150 ft. / 2196 x 46 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 15W  RUNWAY 33W
Latitude: 55-59.074667N55-57.907167N
Longitude: 133-16.283333W133-15.938667W
Elevation: 14.0 ft.14.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 153 magnetic, 171 true333 magnetic, 351 true
Markings: buoysbuoys

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: SCOTT VAN VALIN
P.O. BOX 1174
CRAIG, AK 99921
Phone 800-770-5464
Manager: SCOTT VAN VALIN
P.O. BOX 1174
CRAIG, AK 99921
Phone 800-770-5464

Additional Remarks

- LCTD AT FISHING LODGE; CAUTION FOR BOATING ACT INVOF SEAPLANE BASE.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5C5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAKW - Klawock Airport (24 nm S)
PAWG - Wrangell Airport (43 nm NE)
PAPG - Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (52 nm N)
PAKT - Ketchikan International Airport (64 nm SE)
PAFE - Kake Airport (64 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 06-May-2025
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:1212:12
Sunrise04:5912:59
Sunset20:4104:41
Evening civil twilight21:2705:27

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-May-2025 10:51:51
Local (UTC-8)  06-May-2025 02:51:51
 
METAR
PAKW 
23nm S 		060953Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 06/03 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP167 T00610033 TSNO
PAWG 
43nm NE 		061029Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM OVC004 07/06 A3004 RMK AO2 TSNO $
TAF
PAKW 
23nm S 		060521Z 0606/0706 VRB05KT P6SM FEW030 SCT040 BKN050 FM061000 VRB05KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050 FM061900 21009KT P6SM BKN050 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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