Mackeys Lakes
L85 · Soldotna, Alaska · Kenai-Cook Inlet County · map
Mackeys Lakes is a public-use airfield, 3 miles northeast of Soldotna, Alaska, 175 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA L85
- Kind
- Airfield · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 175 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- On the chart
- Anchorage sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 24E
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/S | 3,000 × 1,000 ft | Water, good |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.5 |
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Aircraft registered in Soldotna from the FAA register
257 aircraft are registered to owners in Soldotna, Alaska: 238 piston singles, 10 turboprops, 4 piston twins, 3 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 2 business jets. 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 · 2 since 1982, 0 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
- Estabd prior to 1959.
- Lake southwest corner pink buoys marked underwater obstructions. Mult pvt docks on lake.
- Transient TIE-DOWN areas 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.