Finger Lake
99Z · Palmer, Alaska · Matanuska-Susitna County · map
Finger Lake is a public-use airfield owned by the State of Alaska, Dnr, Dmlw, 5 miles west of Palmer, Alaska, 337 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 99Z
- Kind
- Airfield · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- State of Alaska, Dnr, Dmlw
- Elevation
- 337 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- On the chart
- Anchorage sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 25E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1966
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALL/WAY | 5,500 × 500 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.8 |
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Palmer from the FAA register
548 aircraft are registered to owners in Palmer, Alaska: 515 piston singles, 14 piston twins, 8 turboprops, 6 helicopters, 2 gliders. 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 · 4 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
- Rstrn: motor operations NA 11:00 pm to 8:00 am. No wake zones WI 100 feet of shore.
- Elks lodge dock pvt. Pub dock northeast shore at state recreation site; dock mooring NA; heel up away from boat launch pmtd. Camping fee.
- Transient service NA.
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.