MC Grath Seaplane Base
16Z · Mc Grath, Alaska · Kuskokwim County · map
MC Grath Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base in Mc Grath, Alaska, 325 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area. It has fuel (100 octane avgas).
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What is the airport code for MC Grath Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is 16Z.
Where is MC Grath Seaplane Base?
It is in Mc Grath, Alaska, 325 feet above sea level.
Does MC Grath Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at MC Grath Seaplane Base?
The FAA's airport file lists 100 octane avgas.
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The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 16Z
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 325 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- 100 octane avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Mc Grath sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 23E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1967
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/S | 4,000 × 350 ft | Water, excellent |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 123.6 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Also here
- cargo handling
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: MC Grath Airport (0 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Alaska · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Estabd prior to 1959.
- Operating area in Kuskokwim river.
- Fuel available 8:00 am to 6:00 pm MON-SAT.
- Landing and beaching area not marked. Be alert when landing due to seasonal changes in sandbar locations.
- Large rocks and debris submerged in river along landing and beaching area.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Mc Grath from the FAA register
18 aircraft are registered to owners in Mc Grath, Alaska: 18 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this seaplane base; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this seaplane base alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this seaplane base
Accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this seaplane base.
Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Mc Grath 18 aircraft · 18 piston singles
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,932 since 1982 · 826 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 6 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,146 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/16Z.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 30, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.