5Z9 — Lake Brooks Seaplane Base

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,000 ft.

Designator	Heading	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting	Gradient
ALL	—	5,000 ft	4000 ft	WATER-E	No	—
WAY	—	5,000 ft	4000 ft	WATER-E	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 · 7 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (7 sentences)

·ACFT MAINTAIN 1000 FT AGL INVOF BROOKS CAMP.
·HEAVY BEAR & HUMAN CONCENTRATION.
·LANDING & TAKEOFFS OR TAXIING WITHIN 50 YARDS OF BEARS IS PROHIBITED.
·SURFACE OPNS ARE LIMITED TO IDLE MANEUVERS WITHIN 200 YARDS OF BROOKS CAMP BEACH ON NAKNEK LAKE.
·STEP TAXI OPNS; INITIATION OF TAKEOFFS & LANDINGS WITHIN THIS ZONE IS PROHIBITED.
·FUEL AVAILABLE @ AKN ON THE RIVER. 907-246-3079 OR 130.10. 32 MI E OF KING SALMON.
·LARGE WHITE BUOYS 4 FT TALL IN WATERWAY ARE A HAZARD TO NAVIGATION AND DIFFICULT TO SEE.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Lake Brooks Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base located near Brooks Camp in Katmai National Park, in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is owned by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · BKF

Live · NTSB prelim · last 30 days

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NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

Hard landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev Event →

2013-05-30 Cessna U206G · Hard landing · VMC · day None ANC13CA053 →

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	Authorized for
Darlene Kellogg Rudisill	Kasilof	AK	175 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Private Pilot Examiner (ASES)
Keith Ham	Kasilof	AK	175 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Private Pilot Examiner (AMEL)
Bradford Holt	Moose Pass	AK	225 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Private Pilot Examiner (ASES)
Richard Wallace	Girdwood	AK	246 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (Rotorcraft) · Flight Instructor Examiner (Rotorcraft) · Flight Instructor Instrument Examiner (Rotorcraft)
Dean Stewart Paulson	Eagle River	AK	249 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Private Pilot Examiner (ASES)
Brenton Kennedy	Anchorage	AK	251 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Private Pilot Examiner (AMEL)
Bruce Cummings	Anchorage	AK	251 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (Rotorcraft) · Competency Examiner (Rotorcraft) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (Rotorcraft)
Carol Zerbe	Anchorage	AK	251 nm	Flight Instructor Instrument Examiner · Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL)
Daniel Jonathan Larocque	Anchorage	AK	251 nm	Flight Instructor Examiner · Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL)
Greg Emory Stoddard	Anchorage	AK	251 nm	Commercial/Instrument Examiner (AMEL) · Airline Transport Pilot Examiner (AMEL) · Flight Instructor Examiner

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	Ratings
Harold Samuel Egli Ii	King Salmon	AK	26 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument · CFI · Helicopter
Bryan Thomas Pfaender	King Salmon	AK	26 nm	CFI · Single & Multi-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
Daniel Joseph Pepin	King Salmon	AK	26 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
Troy Raymond Hamon	King Salmon	AK	26 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane
Adam Jacob Grenda	King Salmon	AK	26 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane
Jon Edward King	Naknek	AK	37 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane
Patrick David Shryock	Naknek	AK	37 nm	CFI · Single & Multi-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
Thomas Daniel Schlagel	Dillingham	AK	91 nm	CFI · Single & Multi-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
Joseph David Wittkop	Dillingham	AK	91 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane
Ryan Allen Miller	Dillingham	AK	91 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument

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	Ratings
Harold Samuel Egli Ii	King Salmon	AK	26 nm	A · P · CFI
Jay Marcellus King	King Salmon	AK	26 nm	A · P
Daniel Joseph Pepin	King Salmon	AK	26 nm	A · P · CFI
Lenny Richard Anderson	King Salmon	AK	26 nm	A · P
Leslie Paul Geisler	King Salmon	AK	26 nm	A · P
Lawrence Eugene Tibbetts	King Salmon	AK	26 nm	A · P
Ronald Scott Hernandez	King Salmon	AK	26 nm	A · P
Thomas G Martin	King Salmon	AK	26 nm	A · P
Michael Stephen Swain Jr	King Salmon	AK	26 nm	A · P
Mark Richard Lewis	King Salmon	AK	26 nm	A · P

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop	Field	Distance	Specialty
Avionics Specialists of Alaska Anchorage, AK	LHD	236 nm	—
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc Anchorage, AK	MRI	239 nm	—
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group Palmer, AK	PAQ	271 nm	Our newest location opening! As our fourth base facility, PAAQ services greater Alaska at
Aircom Avionics, Inc. Fairbanks, AK	FAI	438 nm	—
San Juan Air Maintenance Friday Harbor, WA	FHR	1297 nm	—
Cannon Avionics, Inc. Arlington, WA	AWO	1337 nm	—
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics Everett, WA	PAE	1344 nm	—
Avionics Shop, Inc. Gig Harbor, WA	TIW	1360 nm	Our Mission in Avionics To provide for your avionics needs or requirements, from the 2-sea
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC Auburn, WA	S50	1368 nm	—
Evergreen Airworks Puyallup, WA	PLU	1375 nm	About Us * Average of 16 years of General Aviation experience * We are Staffed with A&Ps w

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

5Z9 · Lake Brooks Seaplane Base