EL Capitan Lodge
5C5 · Craig, Alaska · Ketchikan Gateway County · map
EL Capitan Lodge is a public-use airfield, 29 miles north of Craig, Alaska, 14 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 5C5
- Kind
- Airfield · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 14 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- On the chart
- Ketchikan sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 18E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 2005
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15W/33W | 7,205 × 150 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Craig from the FAA register
12 aircraft are registered to owners in Craig, Alaska: 9 piston singles, 3 turboprops. 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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airfield.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Located at fishing Lodge; caution for boating act in the vicinity of seaplane base.
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.