AirNav: 2Z5 - Chena River Seaplane Base

2Z5

Chena River Seaplane Base
Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	2Z5
Lat/Long:	64-49-58.4380N 147-50-53.7300W 64-49.973967N 147-50.895500W 64.8328994,-147.8482583 (estimated)
Elevation:	440 ft. / 134 m (estimated)
Variation:	28E (1985)
From city:	3 miles W of FAIRBANKS, AK
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99709

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Open to the public, ALL PROPERTY ALONG RIVER BANK IS PRIVATLEY OWNED. PUBLIC ACCESS TO RIVER CONSISTS OF ONE SMALL GRAVEL RAMP.
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788]
NOTAMs facility:	FAI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Pattern altitude:	1000 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX ASOS at FAI (1.1 nm S):	124.4 (907-621-7609)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
FAIr044/4.6		FAIRBANKS VORTAC		108.60		21E
ENNr044/34.6		NENANA VORTAC		115.80		21E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
CHENA		251/9.0		257		17E		CUN	-.-. ..- -.
ICE POOL		048/35.9		525		13E		ICW	.. -.-. .--

Seaplane Base Services

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

Runway Information

Runway N/S

Dimensions:	5000 x 300 ft. / 1524 x 91 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY N	RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:	none	none

Runway E/W

Dimensions:	3000 x 300 ft. / 914 x 91 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY E	RUNWAY W
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:	none	none

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	PUBLIC DOMAIN

Additional Remarks

-	OPERG AREA IN CHENA RIVER N & W OF FAIRBANKS INTL ARPT.
-	PUBLIC ACCESS RAMP IS AT NORTH END OF RAVENWOOD AVE. N64,49.919; W147,52.457.
-	PVT 900 FT X 50 FT GRASS STRIP ADJ RIVER.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 2Z5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAFA - Fairbanks International Airport (1 nm S)
PAFB - Ladd Army Airfield (6 nm E)
PAEI - Eielson Air Force Base (22 nm SE)
PANN - Nenana Municipal Airport (36 nm SW)
PAHV - Healy River Airport (65 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 16-Jun-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	+	+
Sunrise	03:01	11:01
Sunset	00:43	08:43
Evening civil twilight	+	+

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Jun-2026 15:07:19
Local (UTC-8)	16-Jun-2026 07:07:19

METAR

PAFA	161453Z 00000KT 10SM SCT070 BKN110 11/06 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP122 T01060061 52017 $
PAFB 6nm E	161355Z 02005KT 10SM SCT080 BKN120 10/05 A2986 RMK AO2A SLP118 T00970053 $

TAF

PAFA	161124Z 1612/1718 22005KT P6SM FEW060 BKN120
PAFB 6nm E	161400Z 1614/1720 VRB06KT 9999 BKN080 BKN180 620802 QNH2979INS BECMG 1705/1706 VRB06KT 9999 FEW060 BKN180 QNH2982INS TX21/1623Z TN11/1711Z

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