Homer-Beluga Lake
5BL · Homer, Alaska · Kenai Peninsula County · map
Homer-Beluga Lake is a public-use airfield, 1 mile east of Homer, Alaska, 25 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 5BL
- Kind
- Airfield · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 25 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- On the chart
- Kodiak sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 24E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1950
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE/SW | 3,000 × 600 ft | Water |
- Runway SW: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 123.6 |
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Homer from the FAA register
199 aircraft are registered to owners in Homer, Alaska: 150 piston singles, 27 helicopters, 17 turboprops, 3 piston twins, 1 drone. 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
- Operations hour 5:45 am to 9:45 pm; otr times Kenai Flight Service.
- Northwest corner of Lake.
- Pattern altitude 1000 feet above ground level for fixed wing aircraft; pattern altitude 600 above ground level and below for rotary aircraft.
- Pub dock northwest corner of Lake; loading/unloading only; transient tie downs NA.
- Surface condition unmnt; recommended visual insp prior to use.
- Old piling beside pub dock near shore.
- Water fowl in the vicinity of airport.
- Fqt recreation use.
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.