FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 (907-688-0826) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BGQr067/16.7 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 19E |
| TEDr014/30.2 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 113.15 | | 19E |
| ANCr017/35.3 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 018/31.5 | | 338 | | 19E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
| BRUCK | | 023/34.0 | | 387 | | 19E | | 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 MILLARD
BOX 870351
WASILLA, AK 99687
Phone 907-376-2118 |
| Manager: | DOUG MILARD
BOX 870351
WASILLA, AK 99687
Phone 907-376-2118 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 24 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 24 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 50/month * | | 83% | transient general aviation | | 17% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2011 | |
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. |
| - | TRANSIENT PARKING AVBL ON SOUTH SHORE. HAUL OUT FACILITY AVBL. PPR CALL 907-376-2118. |
| - | LONG-TERM SLIP LEASE AVAILABLE. CALL 907-376-2288 |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
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 11-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:06 | | 17:06 |
| Sunrise | | 08:54 | | 17:54 |
| Sunset | | 17:30 | | 02:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:17 | | 03:17 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 08:57:49 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 11-Feb-2012 23:57:49 |
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| METAR |
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PAAQ
9nm E | 120853Z AUTO 09007KT 10SM CLR 02/M04 A2920 RMK AO2 SLP886 T00171044 400610006 53004 TSNO
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PABV
11nm S | 120836Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM CLR M02/M06 A2918 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAAQ
9nm E | 120540Z 1206/1306 03006KT P6SM BKN080 WS020/13025KT FM121000 06012G20KT P6SM BKN100 WS020/14035KT FM121800 14015G25KT P6SM -SN OVC060 FM122100 16010G18KT P6SM -SN OVC045
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