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Airports · Alaska · seaplane base · FAA file effective October 1, 2026

Chena River Seaplane Base

2Z5 · Fairbanks, Alaska · Fairbanks North Star County · map

Chena River Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base, 3 miles west of Fairbanks, Alaska, 440 feet above sea level. It has 2 water landing areas.

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What is the airport code for Chena River Seaplane Base?

Its FAA code is 2Z5.

Where is Chena River Seaplane Base?

It is 3 miles west of Fairbanks, Alaska, 440 feet above sea level.

Does Chena River Seaplane Base have a control tower?

No, it has no control tower.

Are there flight schools at Chena River Seaplane Base?

3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including University of Alaska Fairbanks and Arctic Flying Club. Compare them

Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Chena River Seaplane Base?

2 pilot examiners and 2 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name

Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions

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The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks

The airport

Codes
FAA 2Z5
Kind
Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
Elevation
440 feet above sea level
Pattern altitude
560 feet above the airport
Control tower
No control tower
Attended
unattended
Fuel and services
no fuel reported; the services card below
On the chart
Fairbanks sectional
Magnetic variation
28E

This airport's record at the FAA

Runways 2

NSEWN1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
N/S5,000 × 300 ftWater
E/W3,000 × 300 ftWater

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF)122.9

Fuel and services as reported to the FAA

Fuel
none reported
Repairs
none at the field, as reported

Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Fairbanks International (1 nm south), Nenana Municipal (36 nm southwest).

Nearest fields reporting avgas: Fairbanks International (1 nm south), Nenana Municipal (36 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

  • All property along River bank is privatley owned. Public access to River consists of one small gravel ramp.
  • Operg area in Chena River north and west of Fairbanks international airport.
  • Public access ramp is at North end of ravenwood ave. N64,49.919; W147,52.457.
  • Pvt 900 feet an X 50 feet grass strip adjacent River.

Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby

Aircraft registered in Fairbanks from the FAA register

842 aircraft are registered to owners in Fairbanks, Alaska: 626 piston singles, 63 piston twins, 51 drones, 46 turboprops, 27 airliners and large jets. 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.

Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:

University of Alaska Fairbanks 42Wright Air Service INC 32Arctic One LLC 17Everts Air Fuel INC 16Tatonduk Outfitters LTD 14Pac Blue Aerospace 9Air Arctic INC 9Quicksilver Air INC 8Aircraft Marketing & Leasing LLC 7Warbelows Air Ventures INC 6

Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alaska.

Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register

Fuel and service companies in Fairbanks, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):

Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:

  • University of Alaska Fairbanks 45 aircraft · Fairbanks, 1 mile away
  • Arctic Flying Club 2 aircraft · Fairbanks, 1 mile away Arctic Flying Club is a flying club based at Fairbanks International Airport in Fairbanks, Alaska.
  • Holy Cow Flying Club 1 aircraft · Fairbanks, 1 mile away Arctic Flying Club is a flying club based at Fairbanks International Airport in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Charter operators and airlines based in Fairbanks (12 of 22):

Repair stations in Fairbanks:

Companies in the same town as this seaplane base, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.

Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles

2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 2 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 2 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 2 parachute rigger examiners, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 1 aircrew program designee.

All 10 nearby, by kind, with contact details

What each kind does
  • DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
  • AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
  • DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
  • DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
  • DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
  • APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.

Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.

Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this seaplane base

Accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal

2023-05-29ANC23LA039 · Piper Pa-18-150 N4488Z · accident · no injuries

Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.

Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register

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The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/2Z5.json.

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 26, 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.