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3H3 Cottonwood Lake Seaplane Base
Wasilla, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 AUGUST 2025

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 -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 99654

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/2002
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
NOTAMs facility: ENA (NOTAM-D service not available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.8
WX ASOS at PAQ (6 nm E): 134.75 (907-746-6675)
WX AWOS-3P at IYS (7 nm W): 135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX AWOS-3P at BCV (12 nm SW): 135.55 (907-621-7605)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr066/18.7BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5019E
TEDr018/31.7ANCHORAGE VOR/DME113.1518E

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 6W/24W

Dimensions: 4000 x 800 ft. / 1219 x 244 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 6W  RUNWAY 24W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 50 ft. trees50 ft. trees

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: STATE OF AK DNR
DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 550 W 7TH AVE STE 900C
ALASKA, AK 99501-3577
Phone 907-269-8400
Manager: RICK & LYNN GATTIS
1650 NORTH SHORELINE CIRCLE
WASILLA, AK 99654
Phone 907-373-0300

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.
- NO SVC OF ANY TYPE AVBL TO TRAN ACFT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3H3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAAQ - Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (6 nm E)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (7 nm W)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (15 nm W)
PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield (22 nm SW)
PAUO - Willow Airport (23 nm NW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Aug-2025
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:4612:46
Sunrise05:4713:47
Sunset22:1906:19
Evening civil twilight23:2007:20

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Aug-2025 13:16:05
Local (UTC-8)  08-Aug-2025 05:16:05
 
METAR
PAAQ 
7nm E 		081253Z AUTO 03008KT 10SM OVC100 13/08 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP079 T01280083 TSNO $
PABV 
12nm SW 		081256Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA SCT070 OVC095 12/11 A2979 RMK AO2 RAB07 SLP089 P0001 T01170111
TAF
PAAQ 
7nm E 		081131Z 0812/0912 36007KT P6SM VCSH OVC080 FM082100 14006KT P6SM VCSH OVC045
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