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5BL · Homer-Beluga Lake Seaplane Base

FAA-LID · US · 3 NTSB events

ID 5BL Elev 25 ft Lat 59° 38.68' N Lon 151° 30.12' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,000 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
NE — 3,000 ft 600 ft Water No —
SW — 3,000 ft 600 ft Water No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 6 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·TPA 1000 FT AGL FOR FIXED WING ACFT; TPA 600 AGL & BLO FOR ROTARY ACFT.
  • ·WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV PUB DOCK NW CORNER OF LAKE; LOADING/UNLOADING ONLY; TSNT TIE DOWNS NA.
  • ·SFC COND UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP PRIOR TO USE.
  • ·OLD PILING BESIDE PUB DOCK NEAR SHORE.
  • ·AVBL MAY-SEP - 907-299-5494.
  • ·OPS HR 0545-2145; OTR TIMES KENAI FSS.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=3

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Water landing / ditching 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-09-18 Cessna A185F · Engine failure · day →
2012-07-10 Cessna U206G · Water / ditching · day →
1982-10-26 de Havilland DHC-3 · Stall / spin · day →

Designees in AK

CFI Flight Instructors 1,010 A&P Mechanics 3,011 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 30 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 7 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 24 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 25 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 7 Schools Flight Schools 20 FBO Fixed Base Operators 55 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 3

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Darlene Kellogg Rudisill Kasilof AK 41 nm
Keith Ham Kasilof AK 41 nm
Bradford Holt Moose Pass AK 80 nm
Richard Wallace Girdwood AK 104 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 113 nm
Bruce Cummings Anchorage AK 113 nm
Carol Zerbe Anchorage AK 113 nm
Daniel Jonathan Larocque Anchorage AK 113 nm
Greg Emory Stoddard Anchorage AK 113 nm
Hon Kagen Kinzie Anchorage AK 113 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Robert Barrett Glen Homer AK 0 nm
Thomas Michael Young Homer AK 0 nm
Randy Joseph Weber Homer AK 0 nm
Wesley James Head Homer AK 0 nm
George Joseph O'Connor Jr Homer AK 0 nm
Stephanie Catherine Greer Homer AK 0 nm
Patrick Kenneth Goodrich Homer AK 0 nm
Deborah Michele Moseley Homer AK 0 nm
Dylan Lee Honebrink Homer AK 0 nm
Christopher Guy Palmer Homer AK 0 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
William Frederick Baechler Homer AK 0 nm
Joseph Mariano Decreeft Homer AK 0 nm
Gary Daniel Porter Homer AK 0 nm
David Robert Rowe Homer AK 0 nm
William Lawrence Slone Homer AK 0 nm
Steven Machida Homer AK 0 nm
Randy Joseph Weber Homer AK 0 nm
James Andrew Lack Homer AK 0 nm
Eric George Lee Homer AK 0 nm
Barrett Graham Williams Homer AK 0 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 103 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 106 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 137 nm
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 327 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 1190 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 1230 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 1238 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 1257 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 1264 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 1272 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.