AirNav: 3K9 - Upper Wasilla Lake Seaplane Base

3K9

Upper Wasilla Lake Seaplane Base
Wasilla, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

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
Activation date:	09/2003
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
NOTAMs facility:	ENA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes, S SIDE OF LAKE.
Segmented circle:	no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF:	122.8
WX AWOS-3P at IYS (5 nm W):	135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX ASOS at PAQ (8 nm E):	134.75 (907-746-6675)
WX AWOS-3P at BCV (11 nm S):	135.55 (907-621-7605)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
BGQr067/16.7		BIG LAKE VORTAC		112.50		19E
TEDr015/30.2		ANCHORAGE VOR/DME		113.15		18E

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway NE/SW

Dimensions:	5500 x 800 ft. / 1676 x 244 m UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR USE.
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY NE	RUNWAY SW
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	BRENT KINCAID 700 NORTH JESSICA BROOKE CIRCLE WASILLA, AK 99654 Phone 406-223-7785
Manager:	BRENT KINCAID 700 NORTH JESSICA BROOKE CIRCLE WASILLA, AK 99654 Phone 406-223-7785

Additional Remarks

-	CTN: BOATS, WATER SKIERS, SNOW MACHINE ACT & FLOATING DEBRIS.
-	WINTER COND VARY; HVY SNOW DRIFTS & NE WIND +60 MPH PSBL. AVOID THIN ICE AT INLET & OUTLET.
-	PUB SHORE ACES NA. DOCKS & SHORELINE PVT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3K9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAWS - Wasilla Airport (5 nm W)
PAAQ - Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (8 nm E)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (13 nm W)
PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield (21 nm S)
PAUO - Willow Airport (21 nm NW)

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Area around 3K9 (Upper Wasilla Lake Seaplane Base)

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Aerial photo
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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 23-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	08:33	17:33
Sunrise	09:29	18:29
Sunset	15:59	00:59
Evening civil twilight	16:55	01:55

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	23-Nov-2025 10:01:27
Local (UTC-9)	23-Nov-2025 01:01:27

METAR

PAAQ 9nm E	230953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M09/M10 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP098 I1000 T10941100 TSNO $
PABV 11nm S	230956Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM FZFG OVC003 M05/M06 A2985 RMK AO2 SNB03E13 SLP108 P0000 T10501056 FZRANO $

TAF

PAAQ
9nm E

230644Z 2307/2406 00000KT 3SM BR SCT002 TEMPO 2307/2311 1/2SM FZFG OVC001 FM232000 04002KT 6SM BR VCFG SCT004 SCT200 FM240300 00000KT 1/2SM FZFG BKN002

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