Homer-Beluga Lake Seaplane Base
5BL · Homer, Alaska · Kenai Peninsula County · map
Homer-Beluga Lake Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base, 1 mile east of Homer, Alaska, 25 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Homer-Beluga Lake Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is 5BL.
Where is Homer-Beluga Lake Seaplane Base?
It is 1 mile east of Homer, Alaska, 25 feet above sea level.
Does Homer-Beluga Lake Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Homer-Beluga Lake Seaplane Base?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Homer-Beluga Lake Seaplane Base?
1 pilot examiner 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 5BL
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 25 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- 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 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Homer Airport (1 nm east).
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
- 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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
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 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:
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
Charter operators and airlines based in Homer (12 of 16):
- Maritime Helicopters, Inc 18 aircraft on the certificate Maritime Helicopters operates a fleet of medium and light lift helicopters year-round throughout Alaska from bases in Homer, Fairbanks, Valdez, Kenai, and Akutan.
- K Bay Air LLC 7 aircraft on the certificate
- Northwind Aviation, LLC 7 aircraft on the certificate Northwind Aviation operates flightseeing tours, bear viewing expeditions, and charter flights from Homer, Alaska.
- Smokey Bay Air, Inc 7 aircraft on the certificate Smokey Bay Air operates scheduled passenger flights and charters from Homer, Alaska.
- Beluga Air, LLC 4 aircraft on the certificate Beluga Air is a tour operator and air charter company based in Homer, Alaska, offering bear viewing flights to Katmai National Park, Lake Clark, and McNeil River, as well as glacier flightseeing tours over Kachemak Bay.
- Emerald Air Service, Inc 4 aircraft on the certificate Emerald Air Service operates guided bear viewing tours from Homer, Alaska to Katmai National Park, primarily to Brooks Falls, using floatplanes.
- Alaska Ultimate Safaris LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate Alaska Ultimate Safaris operates helicopter and floatplane bear viewing tours from Homer, Alaska, flying guests to remote coastal habitat in Katmai and Lake Clark National Parks.
- Wild Blue Air, LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate Wild Blue Air operates charter flights and scenic tours from Homer, Alaska.
- Beryl Air, LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate Beryl Air operates scenic floatplane tours and charters from Homer, Alaska.
- Adventure Airways, Inc 2 aircraft on the certificate
- Bald Mountain Air Service, Inc 2 aircraft on the certificate Bald Mountain Air Service operates fly-in brown bear photo safari tours to Katmai National Park and Brooks Falls departing from Homer, Alaska, and provides specialized Arctic aviation services including cargo delivery and remote field opera
- Kachemak Air Service, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Kachemak Air Service is a family-owned air taxi operator based in Homer, Alaska, offering charter flights.
Repair stations in Homer:
- Maritime Helicopters, INC Maritime Helicopters operates a fleet of medium and light lift helicopters year-round throughout Alaska from bases in Homer, Fairbanks, Valdez, Kenai, and Akutan.
- Peninsula Air Metals
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
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument; 1 for airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 2 aviation medical examiners.
- Darlene Kellogg Rudisill private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, seaplanes · Kasilof, AK (43 nm) · (907) 598-0538 · [email protected]
All 3 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.
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 · 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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Homer 199 aircraft · 150 piston singles, 27 helicopters, 17 turboprops
- Maritime Helicopters INC 16 aircraft in town
- Destination Alaska Air Service LLC 8 aircraft in town
- Ak Air Leasing LLC 5 aircraft in town
- Smokey Bay Air INC 4 aircraft in town
- Maritime Helicopters, Inc 18 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- K Bay Air LLC 7 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Northwind Aviation, LLC 7 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Smokey Bay Air, Inc 7 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Maritime Helicopters, INC · repair station
- Peninsula Air Metals · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base 3 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 824 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,145 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/5BL.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 29, 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.