Nancy Lake Seaplane Base
78Z · Nancy Lake, Alaska · Matanuska-Susitna County · map
Nancy Lake Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by the State of Alaska, Dnr in Nancy Lake, Alaska, 214 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Nancy Lake Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is 78Z.
Where is Nancy Lake Seaplane Base?
It is in Nancy Lake, Alaska, 214 feet above sea level.
Does Nancy Lake Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Nancy Lake Seaplane Base?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Brooks Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Nancy Lake Seaplane Base?
14 pilot examiners and 15 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 78Z
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- State of Alaska, Dnr
- Elevation
- 214 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Anchorage sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 25E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1969
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/S | 6,000 × 600 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.8 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this seaplane base.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Wasilla Airport (15 nm southeast), Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal (27 nm east), Alaska Regional Hospital Heliport (30 nm south), Merrill Field (30 nm south).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Willow Airport (3 nm northwest), Wasilla Airport (15 nm southeast), Birchwood Airport (22 nm southeast), Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal (27 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
- Dock, pub aces and camping facility available. Dock mooring NA; heel up away from pub ramp and beach pmtd. Otr docks pvt.
- Aircraft services NA.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Nancy Lake from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Nancy Lake, AK as the owner's town.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Brooks Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Willow, 4 miles away
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
14 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 13 for private pilot, 12 for commercial and instrument, 9 for airline transport pilot, 10 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot, 3 for type ratings; 12 for airplanes, 10 for multi-engine airplanes, 8 for seaplanes, 2 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 15 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 5 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 8 engineering representatives, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 8 aircrew program designees.
- Walter Maurice Warner private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, seaplanes · Willow, AK (3 nm) · (907) 232-2560 · [email protected]
- Martin Eric Hinshaw private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · Alaska Flight Academy · Wasilla, AK (15 nm) · (907) 947-4052 · [email protected]
- Ray Larue Hodges private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Wasilla, AK (15 nm) · (907) 232-6102 · [email protected]
- Stacia Joyce private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals; helicopters · wasilla, AK (15 nm) · (907) 350-1001 · [email protected]
- Dean Stewart Paulson private pilot; airplanes, seaplanes · Anchorage FSDO · Eagle River, AK (25 nm) · (907) 230-9628 · [email protected]
- Rex Lee Gray private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Palmer, AK (27 nm) · (907) 841-7116 · [email protected]
- Brenton Kennedy private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, type ratings; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · anchorage, AK (32 nm) · (907) 240-8707 · [email protected]
- Carol Zerbe private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Anchorage, AK (32 nm) · (907) 350-6607 · [email protected]
All 56 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).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- 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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this seaplane base.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 826 in the last ten years
- Brooks Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,141 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/78Z.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.