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5Z9 Lake Brooks Seaplane Base
Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 5Z9
Lat/Long: 58-33-17.4350N 155-46-38.5950W
58-33.290583N 155-46.643250W
58.5548431,-155.7773875
(estimated)
Elevation: 36 ft. / 11 m (estimated)
Variation: 21E (1985)
From city: 32 MI E OF KING SALMON.
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/1966
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
NOTAMs facility: ENA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATTENDED
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
AKNr093/32.1KING SALMON VORTAC112.8016E

Seaplane Base Services

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

Runway Information

Runway ALL/WAY

Dimensions: 5000 x 4000 ft. / 1524 x 1219 m
Surface: water, in excellent condition
LARGE WHITE BUOYS 4 FT TALL IN WATERWAY ARE A HAZARD TO NAVIGATION AND DIFFICULT TO SEE.
RUNWAY ALL  RUNWAY WAY
Elevation: 36.0 ft.36.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: US DEPT OF INTERIOR
NATL PL SVC FEDERAL BLDG
ANCHORAGE, AK 99502
Manager: PUBLIC PARK SUPT.
PO BOX 7
KING SALMON, AK 99613
Phone 907-246-3305

Additional Remarks

- ACFT MAINTAIN 1000 FT AGL INVOF BROOKS CAMP. HEAVY BEAR & HUMAN CONCENTRATION.
- LANDING & TAKEOFFS OR TAXIING WITHIN 50 YARDS OF BEARS IS PROHIBITED.
- SURFACE OPNS ARE LIMITED TO IDLE MANEUVERS WITHIN 200 YARDS OF BROOKS CAMP BEACH ON NAKNEK LAKE. STEP TAXI OPNS; INITIATION OF TAKEOFFS & LANDINGS WITHIN THIS ZONE IS PROHIBITED. BUOYS NOTE NO-WAKE AREA.
- FUEL AVAILABLE @ AKN ON THE RIVER. 907-246-3079 OR 130.10.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5Z9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAKN - King Salmon Airport (28 nm W)
PFWS - South Naknek Nr 2 Airport (39 nm W)
PAIG - Igiugig Airport (46 nm N)
PAII - Egegik Airport (55 nm SW)
PFKK - Kokhanok Airport (61 nm NE)
  
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From to 5Z9

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Jun-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight03:5411:54
Sunrise05:1513:15
Sunset23:3307:33
Evening civil twilight00:5308:53

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-Jun-2026 04:01:26
Local (UTC-8)  16-Jun-2026 20:01:26
 
METAR
PAKN 
28nm W 		170354Z 32004KT 10SM -RA SCT040 BKN075 14/10 A3006 RMK AO2 RAB02 SLP178 P0002 T01390100 $
PFWS 
39nm W 		170356Z AUTO 26012KT 10SM FEW075 BKN100 16/08 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP195 T01560078
PAIG 
46nm N 		170356Z AUTO 03003KT 10SM CLR 16/09 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP188 T01560089 PNO $
TAF
PAKN 
28nm W 		161723Z 1618/1718 24005KT P6SM SCT015 OVC025 TEMPO 1618/1620 BKN015 FM162200 26008KT P6SM BKN060 FM170900 19006KT P6SM SCT007 SCT015 BKN035
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