Homer-Beluga Lake Seaplane Base (5BL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:15 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAHO), 5BL is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 3 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Homer-Beluga Lake Seaplane Base in Homer, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAHO): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Homer-Beluga Lake Seaplane Base (5BL) is a seaplane base in Homer, AK. 5BL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAHO, about 1 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (NE, SW), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAHO.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAHO, 0.7 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 3 statute miles, scattered clouds at 900 ft, temperature -1°C (30°F), altimeter 30.39 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR).
SPECI PAHO 281215Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR SCT009 M01/M02 A3039 RMK AO2 I1000 T10111017 TSNO $
What changed at PAHO (nearest station)?
Since the 1201Z (4:01 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
- Visibility dropped from 8 SM to 3 SM.
- Mist began (BR).
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for 5BL
Based on the nearest station (PAHO), 5BL is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 3 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -2,500 ft (field elevation 25 ft). 5BL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAHO, about 1 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 3,000 ft | WATER | - | - |
| SW | 3,000 ft | WATER | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
5BL weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 5BL
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ANC UA /OV TED189005/TM 0727/FL050/TP B739/SK SKC/TB LGT/IC NEG/RM DURD
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TED189005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0727Reported at 07:27 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB LGTTurbulence: light.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM DURDRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 5BL
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAHO reported mostly VFR across 29 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- NE/SW
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- 5BL
- City
- Homer
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 25 ft
- Coordinates
- 59.6447, -151.5020
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAHO
- TAF
- Nearest PAHO
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 14h 2m
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Nearby airports
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Pilot PIREPs for Homer-Beluga Lake Seaplane Base (5BL)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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