Scout Lake Seaplane Base

The closure was almost certainly due to the cessation of use by the private owner. In Alaska, it is common for individuals to register their private lakefront dock as a seaplane base for personal aircraft. The 'closure' of US-10857 signifies the de-listing of this specific private registration, not a physical closure of the lake to aviation. This typically occurs for personal reasons, such as the owner no longer flying, moving, or selling the associated property.

The specific property associated with the former US-10857 registration is now a private residence. However, Scout Lake itself remains an active body of water for seaplane operations. Current satellite imagery clearly shows multiple floatplanes moored at various private docks along the lake's shoreline, indicating that other local residents continue to use the lake as a natural runway for their aircraft.

The 'Scout Lake Seaplane Base' was a privately registered facility, not a public or commercial airport. Its significance was purely local, serving as a base of operations for the personal aircraft of the property owner. Operations would have consisted of private general aviation flights for recreation, transportation, and access to remote areas of the Kenai Peninsula for activities like fishing, hunting, and sightseeing. It is representative of the thousands of private residential airstrips and seaplane bases that are fundamental to Alaska's transportation infrastructure and culture.

There are no known plans or prospects to 'reopen' or reactivate the specific US-10857 designation. Since the lake is already actively used by other private pilots operating from their own properties, there is no functional need for this specific registration to be revived. Any property owner on Scout Lake could potentially register their own dock as a new private-use seaplane base with the FAA if they chose to do so.