METAR & TAF 5L6
5L6 does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: PAWS (WASILLA) · 3.9 NM away. Conditions at 5L6 may differ.
METAR · PAWS
Observed 18:56Z
PAWS 131856Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM BKN095 10/02 A2964 RMK AO2 SLP008 T01000022 $
- Wind
- VAR @ 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 10°C / 2°C
- Altimeter
- 29.64 inHg
- Clouds
- BKN
- Density alt
- 156 ft
- Ceiling
- 9,500 ft AGL
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 1 NM E
- VFR sectional
- ANCHORAGE
- ARTCC
- ZAN · ANCHORAGE
- NOTAM facility
- ENA (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- STATE OF ALASKA, DNR, DMLW
- Phone
- 907-269-8400
- Address
- 550 W 7TH AVE STE 900C, ANCHORAGE AK 99501-6534
Flight service · Hours
- FSS ENA
- KENAI907-283-72111-866-864-1737
- Attendance
- Unattended
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY —
| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
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Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Not published
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Wind indicator
- No
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- Transient service is not available.Show FAA
- The dock is on the northeast shore.Show FAA
- Caution swimming and watercraft are in the vicinity of the airport.Show FAA
- Weather camera available on the internet at https://weathercams.faa.govShow FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · 5L6
Answer card- ICAO
- 5L6
- Name
- WASILLA LAKE
- Location
- WASILLA, ALASKA
- Elevation
- 330 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,330 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 0
- Longest runway
- –
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 1
- Magnetic variation
- 25°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 000° at 6 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
Wasilla Lake (5L6) sits in Wasilla, Alaska at 330 ft MSL. No runways are listed in the provided facts. Check the current FAA Chart Supplement and current airport information before planning an arrival. The field is not towered. CTAF is 122.8. No ILS approaches are published. Pattern altitude is not published, so use standard traffic pattern judgment for the aircraft and verify local procedures before you go.
There are no on-field FBOs listed in the facts. Transient service is not available. The FAA remarks also note that the dock is on the northeast shore. Swimming and watercraft are in the vicinity of the airport. Keep that in mind during taxi, landing and any shoreline activity. A weather camera is available online through the FAA weather camera system.
This is a water airport, so the main planning items are local water traffic, shoreline awareness and current field status. With no runway data and no published ILS, a first-time pilot should verify the current Chart Supplement, confirm the usable landing area and make a careful CTAF call before arrival.