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MFN Minuteman Lake Seaplane Base
Willow, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: MFN
Lat/Long: 61-43-16.7200N 150-02-48.7300W
61-43.278667N 150-02.812167W
61.7213111,-150.0468694
(estimated)
Elevation: 295 ft. / 90 m (estimated)
From city: 1 mile N of WILLOW, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99688

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/2005
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
NOTAMs facility: ENA (NOTAM-D service not available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3P at IYS (17 nm SE): 135.25 (907-373-3801)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr327/9.4BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5019E
TEDr338/33.3ANCHORAGE VOR/DME113.1518E
TKAr158/34.7TALKEETNA VOR/DME116.2019E

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 7W/25W

Dimensions: 1500 x 50 ft. / 457 x 15 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 7W  RUNWAY 25W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: STATE OF ALASKA, DNR
550 W 7TH AVE STE 900C
ANCHORAGE, AK 99510
Phone 907-269-8400
Manager: ATHONY ORIGER
P.O. BOX 378
WILLOW, AK 99687
Phone 907-355-5310

Additional Remarks

- NO SVC OF ANY TYPE AVBL TO TRAN ACFT.
- CAUTION FOR TREES ON EAST END OF LAKE
- SEAPLANE BASE CONDITION NOT MONITORED, RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at MFN.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAUO - Willow Airport (2 nm N)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (13 nm SE)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (17 nm SE)
PAAQ - Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (28 nm E)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (29 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:4717:47
Sunrise09:4518:45
Sunset15:5100:51
Evening civil twilight16:5001:50

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Nov-2025 04:50:22
Local (UTC-9)  28-Nov-2025 19:50:22
 
METAR
TAF
PAAQ 
28nm E 		281727Z 2818/2918 35011KT P6SM FEW070 SCT120 FM282000 35007KT 6SM -SN OVC035 FM290000 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM290600 36005KT P6SM SCT060
PAED 
29nm S 		282200Z 2822/3004 04006KT 9999 BKN070 BKN120 QNH3004INS BECMG 2904/2905 04006KT 9999 VCFG FEW002 SCT070 QNH3010INS TEMPO 2906/2915 1600 BR BKN002 BECMG 2915/2916 04006KT 9999 NSW FEW002 FEW060 BKN200 QNH3005INS BECMG 2922/2923 04006KT 9999 VCSH BKN050 OVC140 610505 510406 QNH2992INS TXM01/2921Z TNM07/2911Z
PANC 
33nm S 		281727Z 2818/2924 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH FEW001 FEW040 BKN080 FM290000 35004KT P6SM SCT035 BKN080 FM290600 VRB02KT P6SM SCT100 FM291000 02003KT 2SM BR VCFG BKN002 FM291600 02005KT P6SM FEW002 BKN070
PATK 
35nm N 		281727Z 2818/2918 02006KT P6SM VCSH OVC060 TEMPO 2818/2820 02007G15KT FM290600 VRB03KT P6SM BKN060 FM291200 03002KT P6SM VCFG FEW001
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