Christiansen Lake Seaplane Base
AK8 · Talkeetna, Alaska · Matanuska-Susitna County · map
Christiansen Lake Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base, 1 mile southeast of Talkeetna, Alaska, 400 feet above sea level. It has 2 water landing areas. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Christiansen Lake Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is AK8.
Where is Christiansen Lake Seaplane Base?
It is 1 mile southeast of Talkeetna, Alaska, 400 feet above sea level.
Does Christiansen Lake Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Christiansen Lake Seaplane Base?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Christiansen Lake Seaplane Base?
4 pilot examiners and 3 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 AK8
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 400 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Anchorage sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- March 2007
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14W/32W | 4,000 × 1,600 ft | Water | |
| 04W/22W | 3,800 × 2,000 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 123.6 | · All traffic must use the common traffic frequency 123.6. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Talkeetna Airport (1 nm northwest), Wasilla Airport (47 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
- All traffic remain east of spb and over the Lake.
- All traffic must use the common traffic frequency 123.6.
- Public docks located at north west end of Lake, not at the flight school
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Talkeetna from the FAA register
94 aircraft are registered to owners in Talkeetna, Alaska: 82 piston singles, 7 turboprops, 4 helicopters, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. 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 Talkeetna:
- Talkeetna Air Taxi INC 10 aircraft on the certificate Talkeetna Air Taxi operates flightseeing tours in the Denali and Alaska Range region from Talkeetna, Alaska.
- Breezy Bear Air LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Dancing Bear Alaska is a single-pilot Part 135 air taxi and charter operator based in Talkeetna, Alaska.
- Alaska Air INC 1 aircraft on the certificate Air Service Alaska performs aircraft maintenance on a wide variety of makes and models at Talkeetna, Alaska.
- N2 Alaska llc 1 aircraft on the certificate N2 Alaska is a flightseeing tour operator based in Talkeetna, Alaska, offering scenic flights over Denali National Park and the surrounding wilderness.
- Bush Wings Air Service INC 1 aircraft on the certificate
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
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 3 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 3 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives.
- Walter Maurice Warner private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, seaplanes · Willow, AK (34 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 (47 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 (47 nm) · (907) 232-6102 · [email protected]
- Stacia Joyce private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals; helicopters · wasilla, AK (47 nm) · (907) 350-1001 · [email protected]
All 13 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.
- 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.
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 Talkeetna 94 aircraft · 82 piston singles, 7 turboprops, 4 helicopters
- Talkeetna Air Taxi INC 11 aircraft in town
- Aspenglow LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Talkeetna Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Ak8 Assets LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Talkeetna Air Taxi INC 10 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Breezy Bear Air LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Alaska Air INC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- N2 Alaska llc 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- 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 9,146 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/AK8.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 30, 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.