FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3K9 |
| Lat/Long: | 61-35-19.5000N / 149-23-06.2200W
61-35.325000N / 149-23.103667W
61.5887500 / -149.3850611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 330 ft. / 101 m (estimated) |
| From city: | 2 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, NO PUBLIC SHORE ACCESS. ALL DOCKS & PROPERTY ON LAKE, PERIMETER IS PRIVATE. |
| Activation date: | 09/2003 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| NOTAMs facility: | ENA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes, PVTLY MAINTAINED WINDSOCK ON SOUTH SIDE OF LAKE. |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at IYS (5 nm W): | 135.25 (907-373-3801) |
| WX ASOS at PAQ (8 nm E): | 134.75 (907-746-6675) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BCV (11 nm S): | 135.55 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BGQr061/16.7 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 25E |
| ANCr017/35.3 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 016/31.5 | | 338 | | 21E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
| BRUCK | | 021/34.0 | | 387 | | 21E | | BOB | -... --- -... |
Seaplane Base Services
Runway Information
Runway NE/SW
| Dimensions: | 5500 x 800 ft. / 1676 x 244 m
RY NOT MONITORED, RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPN PRIOR TO USE. |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY NE | | RUNWAY SW |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | DOUG MILLER
BOX 870351
WASILLA, AK 99687
Phone 907-376-2118 |
| Manager: | DOUG MILLER
BOX 870351
WASILLA, AK 99687
Phone 907-376-2118 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 |
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Additional Remarks
| - | BE ALERT FOR BOATERS, WATER SKIERS, SNOW MACHINE ACTIVITY, AND FLOATING DEBRIS. |
| - | BE ALERT; WINTER CONDS VARY, POSIBLE HEAVY SNOW DRIFTS AND STRONG NE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. AVOID THIN ICE AT INLET AND OUTLET. |
| - | NO SERVICE OF ANY TYPE TO TRAN ACFT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 3K9.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (5 nm W)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (8 nm E)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (13 nm W)
PAUO - Willow Airport (21 nm NW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (24 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 24-Sep-1991
3K9 in foreground looking SW (approx. 220 degrees)
The narrow cut in the far end of Upper Wasilla Lake leads into Wasilla Lake (lower) Seaplane Base (5L6)
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Upper Wasilla Lake Seaplane Base that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:11 | | 17:11 |
| Sunrise | | 08:59 | | 17:59 |
| Sunset | | 17:24 | | 02:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:12 | | 03:12 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 23:02:42 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 09-Feb-2010 14:02:42 |
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| METAR |
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PAAQ
9nm E | 092253Z 01012G20KT 10SM BKN070 M01/M10 A2942 RMK AO2 SLP960 T10111100 $
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PABV
11nm S | 092256Z AUTO 34007KT 10SM CLR M01/M08 A2944 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAJV
16nm NE | 092250Z 06006KT 15SM SCT040 BKN080 M03/M09 A2942 RMK 41028//// NOSPECI LAST
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PAAQ
9nm E | 091745Z 0918/1018 01015G25KT P6SM SCT040 BKN070 WS020/10035KT FM100600 03010G20KT P6SM SCT040 BKN070 WS020/10025KT
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