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85AK

Marion Seaplane Base
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	85AK
Lat/Long:	61-30-33.0000N 149-54-31.0000W 61-30.550000N 149-54.516667W 61.5091667,-149.9086111 (estimated)
Elevation:	150 ft. / 46 m (estimated)
From city:	3 miles SW of BIG LAKE, AK
Time zone:	UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	99567

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	04/2007
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
Attendance:
Segmented circle:	no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF:	122.8
WX AWOS-3P at IYS (11 nm E):	135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX AWOS-3P at BCV (13 nm SE):	135.55 (907-621-7605)
WX ASOS at FRN (16 nm SE):	134.25
WX ASOS at MRI (18 nm S):	124.25 (907-271-5277)
WX ASOS at LHD (19 nm S):	125.6 (907-245-5432)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
BGQr136/4.0		BIG LAKE VORTAC		112.50		19E
TEDr346/20.5		ANCHORAGE VOR/DME		113.15		18E

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 9W/27W

Dimensions:	3400 x 200 ft. / 1036 x 61 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 9W	RUNWAY 27W
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	MIKE GRAVES P.O. BOX 520815 BIG LAKE, AK 99602 Phone 907-841-1977
Manager:	MIKE GRAVES P.O. BOX 520815 BIG LAKE, AK 99602 Phone 907-841-1977

Additional Remarks

-	ALL OPS MUST USE CTAF.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 85AK.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (3 nm NE)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (11 nm E)
PAUO - Willow Airport (15 nm N)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (16 nm S)
PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield (16 nm SE)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (18 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 23-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	08:51	17:51
Sunrise	09:44	18:44
Sunset	16:39	01:39
Evening civil twilight	17:33	02:33

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	24-Jan-2026 07:39:29
Local (UTC-9)	23-Jan-2026 22:39:29

METAR

PABV 13nm SE	240656Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR M12/M13 A3047 RMK AO2 SLP318 T11171128 FZRANO $
PAED 16nm S	240655Z 00000KT 10SM BR FEW001 M11/M13 A3042 RMK AO2A VIS W-NW 4SLP302 T11111132 $
PAFR 16nm SE	240655Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR M12/M14 A3042 RMK AO2 SLP312 T11231139 $
PAMR 18nm S	240653Z 08004KT 5SM CLR M12/M14 A3043 RMK AO2 SLP309 I1000 T11221139
PALH 20nm S	240653Z 00000KT 6SM BR CLR M11/M12 A3044 RMK AO2 SLP309 I1000 T11111117 $
PANC 21nm S	240653Z 00000KT 10SM FEW001 FEW200 M08/M09 A3043 RMK AO2 SLP308 I1000 T10831094 $
PAAQ 24nm E	240653Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR M09/M11 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP306 I1000 T10941106 TSNO $

TAF

PAED
16nm S

240610Z 2406/2512 02003KT 9000 BR VCFG FEW001 FEW200 QNH3036INS TEMPO 2406/2416 2400 BR BCFG BKN001 BECMG 2418/2419 03006KT 9999 NSW SKC QNH3006INS TXM06/2500Z TNM14/2415Z

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