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85AK

Marion Seaplane Base
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025

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 -8 (UTC -9 during Standard 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 Heliport (16 nm SE)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (18 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 09-Jul-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	02:33	10:33
Sunrise	04:37	12:37
Sunset	23:32	07:32
Evening civil twilight	01:37	09:37

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-Jul-2025 20:26:10
Local (UTC-8)	09-Jul-2025 12:26:10

METAR

PABV 13nm SE	091956Z AUTO 03003KT 10SM OVC060 16/10 A2992 RMK AO2 SLPNO T01560100 PNO $
PAED 16nm S	091955Z 34005KT 10SM OVC050 18/09 A2987 RMK AO2A SLP110 T01750094 $
PAFR 16nm SE	092017Z AUTO 11017G23KT 10SM OVC050 18/08 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP123 $
PAMR 18nm S	091953Z 17006KT 10SM BKN055 OVC075 19/07 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP118 T01890067
PALH 20nm S	091953Z AUTO 16012G23KT 10SM BKN060 OVC075 18/08 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP122 T01830078 TSNO
PANC 21nm S	091953Z 15013G24KT 10SM SCT055 BKN075 18/08 A2988 RMK AO2 PK WND 14029/1913 CIG 055 N SLP118 T01780083
PAAQ 24nm E	091953Z 15018G29KT 10SM OVC070 16/07 A2988 RMK AO2 PK WND 13031/1940 SLP120 T01610072

TAF

PAED
16nm S

091300Z 0913/1019 20009KT 9999 BKN040 BKN060 BKN200 620802 QNH2980INS BECMG 0917/0918 22010G20KT 9999 SCT040 BKN060 620802 QNH2983INS BECMG 1006/1007 35009KT 9999 SCT060 BKN100 BKN200 QNH2974INS TX19/1000Z TN15/0913Z

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