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2X2

Willow Seaplane Base
Willow, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	2X2
Lat/Long:	61-44-36.4000N 150-03-34.9000W 61-44.606667N 150-03.581667W 61.7434444,-150.0596944 (estimated)
Elevation:	200 ft. / 61 m (estimated)
From city:	1 mile NW 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:	06/2004
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
NOTAMs facility:	ENA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes, WIND INDICATOR AVBL AT WILLOW ARPT ACROSS THE ROAD.
Segmented circle:	no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3P at IYS (18 nm SE):	135.25 (907-373-3801)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
BGQr327/10.8	BIG LAKE VORTAC	112.50	19E
TKAr159/33.3	TALKEETNA VOR/DME	116.20	19E
TEDr337/34.7	ANCHORAGE VOR/DME	113.15	18E

Seaplane Base Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Powerplant service:	MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 13W/31W

Dimensions:	3600 x 400 ft. / 1097 x 122 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 13W	RUNWAY 31W
Latitude:	61-44.877048N	61-44.336795N
Longitude:	150-03.833793W	150-03.328835W
Elevation:	200.0 ft.	200.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	156 true	336 true

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ALASKA DOT&PF CENTRAL REGION PO BOX 196900 ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900 Phone 907-269-0760
Manager:	RAY ADAMS ST OF AK -- DOTPF WILLOW STATION, PO BOX 889 WILLOW, AK 99688 Phone 907-495-6286

Additional Remarks

-	NO WINTER MAINTENANCE BE ALERT DURING LNDG/TKOF.
-	NO PUB DOCK AVBL.
-	GRVL PUB RAMP LCTD ON NE SHORE OF LAKE.
-	NO PUB PRKG AVAIL.
-	ACFT RUN-UP AREA AT THE NE END OF THE LAKE IS MARKED BY BUOYS SEASONALLY.
-	A BUOY HAS BEEN PLACED APRXLY 200 FT FROM THE MOST SOUTHERN POINT OF LAND ON THE SOUTHEAST END OF THE LAKE.
-	ACFT OPERS ARE NOT ALLOWED INSIDE THE 200 FT MARKER UNLESS TAXING TO OR FROM THE SHORE, OR TAXIING TO THE ACFT RUN-UP AREA.
-	PILOTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF WATERCRAFT AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON THE LAKE. A VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING IS RECOMMENDED. BUOYS ARE REMOVED FROM LAKE PRIOR TO FREEZE-UP AND REPLACED WHEN LAKE THAWS.
-	IT IS RCMDD THAT ALL ACFT TKOF TOWARD THE SOUTH, WX CONDITIONS PERMITTING.
-	NO EAST/WEST TKOFS OR LANDINGS ARE PERMITTED.
-	WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 2X2.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAUO - Willow Airport (1 nm N)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (14 nm SE)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (18 nm SE)
PAAQ - Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (29 nm E)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (30 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 07-Sep-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:21	14:21
Sunrise	07:07	15:07
Sunset	20:49	04:49
Evening civil twilight	21:35	05:35

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	07-Sep-2025 22:54:57
Local (UTC-8)	07-Sep-2025 14:54:57

METAR

TAF

PAAQ 29nm E	071728Z 0718/0818 13011G20KT P6SM -SHRA OVC070 TEMPO 0720/0724 VRB06KT FM080400 12006KT P6SM OVC060
PAED 31nm S	071300Z 0713/0819 35006KT 9999 VCSH BKN060 OVC080 620802 QNH2975INS BECMG 0720/0721 34006KT 9999 -SHRA SCT010 BKN030 OVC060 620703 QNH2975INS BECMG 0805/0806 22004KT 9999 VCSH FEW010 BKN045 620604 QNH2975INS TX16/0800Z TN10/0813Z
PATK 33nm N	071728Z 0718/0818 01003KT P6SM -SHRA OVC050 FM080200 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH FEW030 OVC050 FM080900 VRB02KT P6SM -RA SCT025 OVC035
PANC 35nm S	071850Z 0719/0824 15015G30KT P6SM OVC060 TEMPO 0719/0721 15018G35KT FM080300 18008KT P6SM VCSH FEW030 OVC050

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