FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3H3 |
| Lat/Long: | 61-35-51.4000N / 149-18-58.9000W
61-35.856667N / 149-18.981667W
61.5976111 / -149.3163611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 300 ft. / 91 m |
| Variation: | 23E (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of WASILLA, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99654 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/2002 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at PAQ (6 nm E): | 134.75 (907-746-6675) |
| WX AWOS-3 at IYS (7 nm W): | 135.25 (907-373-3801) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BCV (12 nm SW): | 135.55 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BGQr060/18.7 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 25E |
| ANCr019/37.1 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 018/33.1 | | 338 | | 21E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
| BRUCK | | 023/35.7 | | 387 | | 21E | | BOB | -... --- -... |
Seaplane Base Services
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 800 ft. / 1219 x 244 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. trees | | 50 ft. trees |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF ALASKA
DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 550 W 7TH AVE STE 900C
ALASKA, AK 99501-3577
Phone 907-269-8400 |
| Manager: | RHEA W. WOOD
4681 E SHORELINE CIRCLE
WASILLA, AK 99654
Phone 907-376-3101 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 12 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 |
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| Aircraft operations: 225/year * | | 89% | local general aviation | | 7% | transient general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TREES ON ALL SIDES OF LANDING AREA 50 FT ON WATERWAY 06/24. |
| - | RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING. |
| - | WATERCRAFT AND SWIMMERS USE LAKE. |
| - | PUB ACCESS ON NORTH SHORE OF LAKE. BEACHING AREA ONLY. NO DOCK. ALL OTHER PROPERTY ON LAKE IS PVT/NON-COML. |
| - | LANDING AREA NOT MAINTAINED IN WINTER. |
| - | NO SVC OF ANY TYPE AVBLTO TRAN ACFT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 3H3.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (6 nm E)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (7 nm W)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (15 nm W)
PAUO - Willow Airport (23 nm NW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (25 nm SW)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 29-Nov-2009
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(UTC-9) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:45 | | 17:45 |
| Sunrise | | 09:43 | | 18:43 |
| Sunset | | 15:48 | | 00:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:46 | | 01:46 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2009 18:36:36 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 29-Nov-2009 09:36:36 |
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| METAR |
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PAAQ
7nm E | 291753Z 35007KT 10SM OVC080 M08/M09 A2928 RMK AO2 SLP914 T10781094 11050 21089 51010
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PABV
12nm SW | 291816Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM BKN080 OVC090 M06/M11 A2931 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAJV
14nm NE | 291650Z 00000KT 8SM SCT035 BKN070 OVC090 M11/M15 A2925 RMK 4/011 MIN M12 NOSPECI
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PAAQ
7nm E | 291747Z 2918/3018 35007KT P6SM SCT050 BKN080 FM300300 VRB03KT P6SM -SN SCT030 OVC050 FM301200 35010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100
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