# Christiansen Lake Seaplane Base (AK8)

**Christiansen Lake Seaplane Base** (FAA: AK8) is a seaplane base in Talkeetna, Alaska, United States. It opened in Mar 2007. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,000 ft (1,219 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak8

## At a glance

- FAA: AK8
- Type: Seaplane base
- Serves: Talkeetna, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Mar 2007
- Elevation: 400 ft / 122 m
- Coordinates: 62.3134, -150.0693
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,000 ft / 1,219 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49745596
- Weather station: PATK · WMO 70251
- Ident: AK8

## Timeline

- Mar 2007: Christiansen Lake Seaplane Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14W/32W | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | 1,600 ft / 488 m | Water |  |  |
| 04W/22W | 3,800 ft / 1,158 m | 2,000 ft / 610 m | Water |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [TKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/patk.md) Talkeetna Airport · 0.9 mi / 1.5 km
- [WWA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paws.md) Wasilla Airport · 54 mi / 87 km
- [PAQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paaq.md) Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport · 59 mi / 95 km
- [PABV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabv.md) Birchwood Airport · 65 mi / 104 km
- [EDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paed.md) Elmendorf Air Force Base · 74 mi / 119 km
- [MRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pamr.md) Merrill Field · 76 mi / 123 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak8/data