METAR & TAF 5Z9
5Z9 does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: PAKN (KING SALMON) · 28.2 NM away. Conditions at 5Z9 may differ.
METAR · PAKN
Observed 16:54Z
PAKN 261654Z 20008KT 10SM OVC006 09/08 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP118 T00890078 $
- Wind
- 200° @ 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 9°C / 8°C
- Altimeter
- 29.88 inHg
- Clouds
- OVC
- Density alt
- -626 ft
- Ceiling
- 600 ft AGL
- Rules
- IFR
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
- 0 NM W
- VFR sectional
- KODIAK
- ARTCC
- ZAN · ANCHORAGE
- NOTAM facility
- ENA (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- PUBLIC PARK SUPT.
- Phone
- 907-246-3305
- Address
- PO BOX 7, KING SALMON AK 99613
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
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Not available
- Power plant repair
- 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
- 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. BUOYS NOTE NO-WAKE AREA.
- FUEL AVAILABLE @ AKN ON THE RIVER. 907-246-3079 OR 130.10.
Other notes
- 32 MI E OF KING SALMON.
- ALL/WAYLARGE WHITE BUOYS 4 FT TALL IN WATERWAY ARE A HAZARD TO NAVIGATION AND DIFFICULT TO SEE.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · 5Z9
Answer card- ICAO
- 5Z9
- Name
- LAKE BROOKS
- Location
- KATMAI NATIONAL PARK, ALASKA
- Elevation
- 36 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,036 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
- 21°
- Current flight rules
- IFR
- Current wind
- 200° at 8 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
Lake Brooks (5Z9) sits in Katmai National Park, Alaska. Field elevation is 36 ft MSL. No runways are listed in the facts for this field. There is no control tower. CTAF is 122.9. No ILS approaches are published.
Pattern altitude is not published. Use 1,000 ft AGL as the standard light piston reference unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. The published remarks matter here. Landing, takeoff, or taxi within 50 yards of bears is prohibited. Aircraft must stay 1,000 ft above ground level in the vicinity of Brooks Camp because of heavy bear and human activity. Surface operations are limited to idle maneuvers within 200 yards of Brooks Camp beach on Naknek Lake. Step taxi, takeoff initiation and landings in that zone are prohibited. Buoys mark a no-wake area. Large white buoys in the waterway are a navigation hazard and can be hard to see.
Fuel is not listed on the field. The remarks say fuel is available at AKN on the river. Contact the number in the Chart Supplement or the frequency listed there for current details before you plan the stop. The airport is 32 miles east of King Salmon. Expect a remote Alaska environment with wildlife and water operations to manage closely.