Willow Seaplane Base
2X2 · Willow, Alaska · Matanuska-Susitna County · map
Willow Seaplane Base is a public-use airfield, 1 mile northwest of Willow, Alaska, 200 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 2X2
- Kind
- Airfield · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 200 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Repairs
- engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Anchorage sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- June 2004
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13W/31W | 3,600 × 400 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 |
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Willow from the FAA register
127 aircraft are registered to owners in Willow, Alaska: 120 piston singles, 7 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airfield; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airfield alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airfield NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Wind indicator available at Willow airport across the road.
- Aircraft RUN-UP area at the northeast end of the lake is marked by buoys seasonally.
- A buoy has been placed approximately 200 feet from the most southern point of land on the southeast end of the lake.
- Aircraft opers are not allowed inside the 200 feet marker unless taxing to or from the shore, or taxiing to the aircraft RUN-UP area.
- Pilots should be aware of watercraft and recreational activities on the lake. A visual inspection prior to landing is recommended. Buoys are removed from lake prior to FREEZE-UP and replaced when lake thaws.
- It is recommended that all aircraft takeoff toward the south, weather conditions permitting.
- No east/west takeoffs or landings are permitted.
- No winter maintenance be alert during landing/takeoff.
- No pub dock available.
- Gravel pub ramp located on northeast shore of lake.
- No pub parking avail.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.