Encelewski Lake Seaplane Base
AK5 · Kasilof, Alaska · Kenai-Cook Inlet County · map
Encelewski Lake Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by the State of Alaska, Dnr, Dmlw, 5 miles south of Kasilof, Alaska, 230 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Encelewski Lake Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is AK5.
Where is Encelewski Lake Seaplane Base?
It is 5 miles south of Kasilof, Alaska, 230 feet above sea level.
Does Encelewski Lake Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Encelewski Lake Seaplane Base?
1 pilot examiner and 4 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 AK5
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- State of Alaska, Dnr, Dmlw
- Elevation
- 230 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Mc Grath sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- September 2006
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09W/27W | 3,500 × 500 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.5 |
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: Soldotna Airport (15 nm northeast), Kenai Municipal (19 nm north), Homer Airport (37 nm south).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Soldotna Airport (15 nm northeast), Kenai Municipal (19 nm north), Homer-Beluga Lake Seaplane Base (37 nm south), Homer Airport (37 nm south).
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
- Pub aces north end of Lake.
- Windsock midlake west side.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Kasilof from the FAA register
52 aircraft are registered to owners in Kasilof, Alaska: 52 piston singles. 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.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alaska.
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: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 training center examiner.
- Darlene Kellogg Rudisill private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, seaplanes · Kasilof, AK (6 nm) · (907) 598-0538 · [email protected]
All 6 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.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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
- Aircraft registered in Kasilof 52 aircraft · 52 piston singles
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,932 since 1982 · 825 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 9,142 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/AK5.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 November 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.