Scout Lake - Muskrat Cove Seaplane Base
AN0 · Sterling, Alaska · Kenai Peninsula County · map
Scout Lake - Muskrat Cove Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base, 1 mile west of Sterling, Alaska, 238 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Scout Lake - Muskrat Cove Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is AN0.
Where is Scout Lake - Muskrat Cove Seaplane Base?
It is 1 mile west of Sterling, Alaska, 238 feet above sea level.
Does Scout Lake - Muskrat Cove Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Scout Lake - Muskrat Cove Seaplane Base?
10 pilot examiners and 13 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Scout Lake - Muskrat Cove Seaplane Base…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA AN0
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 238 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Anchorage sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- November 2022
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06W/24W | 1,869 × 200 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 (7 nm southwest), Kenai Municipal (12 nm west), Ted Stevens Anchorage International (46 nm northeast), Lake Hood Airport (47 nm northeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Soldotna Airport (7 nm southwest), Kenai Municipal (12 nm west), Ted Stevens Anchorage International (46 nm northeast), Lake Hood Airport (47 nm northeast).
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
- Per asn # 2022-WSA-89-LAP to deconflict local traffic pattern airspace, FAA recommends loa established with surrounding airports and all surrounding airports use AK84 the common traffic frequency 122.5.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Sterling from the FAA register
97 aircraft are registered to owners in Sterling, Alaska: 94 piston singles, 1 piston twin, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 helicopter. 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
Fuel and service companies in Sterling, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
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
10 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 9 for private pilot, 9 for commercial and instrument, 6 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 3 for type ratings; 9 for airplanes, 7 for multi-engine airplanes, 5 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 13 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 8 aircrew program designees, 1 training center examiner.
- Darlene Kellogg Rudisill private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, seaplanes · Kasilof, AK (17 nm) · (907) 598-0538 · [email protected]
- Bradford Holt private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, seaplanes · Moose Pass, AK (40 nm) · (435) 668-1039 · [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 (46 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 (46 nm) · (907) 350-6607 · [email protected]
- Daniel Jonathan Larocque private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Anchorage, AK (46 nm) · (225) 503-5769 · [email protected]
- Greg Emory Stoddard private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · UAA Merrill Field · Anchorage, AK (46 nm) · (509) 939-1759 · [email protected]
- Hon Kagen Kinzie private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, helicopters, gliders · Anchorage, AK (46 nm) · (907) 360-5291 · [email protected]
- Mark Roger Greig private pilot (proficiency) · Anchorage, AK (46 nm) · (425) 240-7189 · [email protected]
All 42 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.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- 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 Sterling 97 aircraft · 94 piston singles, 1 piston twins, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Hangar Ak LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Wing LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Hangar Ak LLC 4 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 826 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 9,143 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/AN0.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 27, 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.