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85AK

Marion Seaplane Base
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 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 -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving 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 (907-688-0826)
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 05-Feb-2025

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	08:23	17:23
Sunrise	09:12	18:12
Sunset	17:15	02:15
Evening civil twilight	18:04	03:04

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	06-Feb-2025 00:13:44
Local (UTC-9)	05-Feb-2025 15:13:44

METAR

PABV 13nm SE	052356Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M06/M09 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP243 60000 T10561089 11050 21128 58009 FZRANO
PAED 16nm S	052355Z 00000KT 10SM VCFG FEW003 FEW150 M06/M08 A3019 RMK AO2A SLP223 T10651082 11063 21120 57009 $
PAFR 16nm SE	052355Z AUTO 01003KT 10SM CLR M06/M09 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP236 T10571086 11053 21123 57008 $
PAMR 18nm S	052353Z 35003KT 10SM CLR M06/M08 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP233 I6001 T10611083 11061 21128 58009
PALH 20nm S	052353Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM CLR M07/M11 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP233 T10671106 11067 21111 58010 TSNO
PANC 21nm S	052353Z 00000KT 10SM FEW040 FEW160 M07/M10 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP231 T10671100 11067 21100 58010 $
PAAQ 24nm E	052353Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M07/M11 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP234 T10721111 11072 21139 55008

TAF

PAED
16nm S

052200Z 0522/0704 04006KT 9999 VCFG FEW002 SCT090 BKN150 QNH3019INS TEMPO 0522/0600 3200 BCFG SCT000 SCT002 BECMG 0601/0602 03006KT 9999 NSW SCT150 QNH3019INS BECMG 0612/0613 VRB06KT 4800 BCFG SCT001 SCT150 QNH3020INS BECMG 0617/0618 VRB06KT 0800 FZFG VV001 620001 QNH3020INS BECMG 0620/0621 03006KT 9999 VCFG FEW002 BKN150 QNH3018INS TXM06/0601Z TNM13/0613Z

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