Blinn Lake Seaplane Base
Z87 · Cold Bay, Alaska · Aleutian Islands County · map
Blinn Lake Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base, 3 miles north of Cold Bay, Alaska, 50 feet above sea level. It has 2 water landing areas. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
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What is the airport code for Blinn Lake Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is Z87.
Where is Blinn Lake Seaplane Base?
It is 3 miles north of Cold Bay, Alaska, 50 feet above sea level.
Does Blinn Lake Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Blinn Lake Seaplane Base?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
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The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA Z87
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 50 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Cold Bay sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1971
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| E/W | 2,500 × 1,000 ft | Water | |
| N/S | 2,000 × 1,000 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 123.6 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Cold Bay Airport (3 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
- Rotating beacon adjacent at Cold Bay airport.
- Seabird act and nest on Islands.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Cold Bay from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Cold Bay, Alaska: 1 piston single. 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.
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 Cold Bay 1 aircraft · 1 piston singles
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 824 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 2 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/Z87.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.