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86AK

Hoppes Seaplane Base
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	86AK
Lat/Long:	61-32-49.7101N 149-56-45.5165W 61-32.828502N 149-56.758608W 61.5471417,-149.9459768 (estimated)
Elevation:	164.7 ft. / 50 m (estimated)
From city:	3 miles E of BIG LAKE, AK
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99623

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	05/2007
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Segmented circle:	no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF:	122.8
WX AWOS-3P at IYS (12 nm E):	135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX AWOS-3P at BCV (15 nm SE):	135.55 (907-621-7605)
WX ASOS at FRN (19 nm SE):	134.25

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
BGQr137/1.5		BIG LAKE VORTAC		112.50		19E
TEDr343/22.8		ANCHORAGE VOR/DME		113.15		18E

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 18W/36W

Dimensions:	1150 x 200 ft. / 351 x 61 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 18W	RUNWAY 36W
Latitude:	61-32.919840N	61-32.737163N
Longitude:	149-56.708940W	149-56.808275W
Elevation:	164.7 ft.	164.7 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	GREG HOPPE P. O. BOX 520636 BIG LAKE, AK 99652 Phone 907-892-7169
Manager:	GREG HOPPE P. O. BOX 520636 BIG LAKE, AK 99652 Phone 907-892-7169

Additional Remarks

-	ALL OPS MUST USE CTAF.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 86AK.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (4 nm E)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (12 nm E)
PAUO - Willow Airport (13 nm N)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (18 nm S)
PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield Heliport (19 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 01-Jun-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	02:37	10:37
Sunrise	04:33	12:33
Sunset	23:23	07:23
Evening civil twilight	01:19	09:19

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-Jun-2025 07:27:35
Local (UTC-8)	01-Jun-2025 23:27:35

METAR

PABV 15nm SE	020656Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM OVC095 11/03 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP181 T01060028
PAED 18nm S	020655Z 30010KT 10SM BKN070 OVC100 11/03 A3002 RMK AO2A SLP162 T01070028
PAFR 19nm SE	020655Z AUTO 13014G21KT 10SM FEW060 OVC085 11/M00 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP175 T01131005 $
PAMR 20nm S	020653Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM OVC090 11/02 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP172 T01060017 TSNO
PALH 22nm S	020653Z AUTO 21008KT 10SM OVC085 10/02 A3004 RMK AO2 RAB09E17 SLP174 P0000 T01000022 TSNO
PANC 23nm S	020653Z 16013G27KT 10SM BKN070 OVC100 09/02 A3004 RMK AO2 PK WND 15027/0648 SLP172 T00890017
PAAQ 25nm E	020653Z 17014KT 10SM OVC100 10/00 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP178 T01000000

TAF

PAED
18nm S

020500Z 0205/0311 24012KT 9999 SCT050 OVC080 610804 520303 QNH2998INS BECMG 0209/0210 34006KT 9999 SCT050 BKN080 610804 530305 550804 QNH3002INS BECMG 0213/0214 32006KT 9999 SCT050 BKN100 530307 551002 QNH3005INS BECMG 0220/0221 24009KT 9999 FEW050 BKN100 520307 541002 QNH3002INS BECMG 0303/0304 22009KT 9999 BKN050 620507 520302 540507 QNH2995INS TX14/0302Z TN05/0213Z

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