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MFN Minuteman Lake Seaplane Base
Willow, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 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 14-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5213:52
Sunrise06:4114:41
Sunset21:2005:20
Evening civil twilight22:0906:09

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  15-Apr-2026 00:44:19
Local (UTC-8)  14-Apr-2026 16:44:19
 
METAR
TAF
PAAQ 
28nm E 		141721Z 1418/1518 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM141900 20005KT P6SM SKC FM150600 05003KT P6SM BKN150
PAED 
29nm S 		142100Z 1421/1603 25008KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2986INS BECMG 1501/1502 25008KT 9999 FEW030 QNH2986INS BECMG 1508/1509 13008KT 9999 SCT180 QNH2985INS BECMG 1512/1513 15008KT 9999 SCT060 BKN150 QNH2983INS BECMG 1518/1519 25008KT 6000 -SHRASN SCT010 OVC030 650307 QNH2983INS BECMG 1600/1601 30008KT 9999 NSW SCT010 BKN020 QNH2988INS 620208 TX07/1421Z TNM02/1512Z
PANC 
33nm S 		141721Z 1418/1524 35004KT P6SM SKC FM150200 26005KT P6SM SCT120 FM151500 14003KT P6SM OVC060
PATK 
35nm N 		141721Z 1418/1518 00000KT P6SM SKC FM151500 00000KT P6SM OVC100
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