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38AK Mels Airport
Wasilla, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 38AK
Lat/Long: 61-33-44.8200N 149-40-04.2200W
61-33.747000N 149-40.070333W
61.5624500,-149.6678389
(estimated)
Elevation: 340 ft. / 104 m (estimated)
Variation: 22E (2000)
From city: 7 miles W of WASILLA, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99652

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 07/2002
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.8
WX AWOS-3P at IYS (4 nm E): 135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX AWOS-3P at BCV (10 nm SE): 135.55 (907-621-7605)
WX ASOS at PAQ (17 nm E): 134.75 (907-746-6675)
WX ASOS at FRN (18 nm S): 134.25

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr074/8.6BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5019E
TEDr002/25.1ANCHORAGE VOR/DME113.1518E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 1500 x 80 ft. / 457 x 24 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: nonetrees

Runway 9W/27W

Dimensions: 1500 x 400 ft. / 457 x 122 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 9W  RUNWAY 27W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: MEL & PEGGY BEHNKE
3400 N. SEAGULL DR.
PALMER, AK 99645-6392
Phone 907-863-4650
Manager: MEL & PEGGY BEHNKE
3400 N. SEAGULL DR.
PALMER, AK 99645-6392
Phone 907-863-4650

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 38AK.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAWS - Wasilla Airport (4 nm E)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (4 nm W)
PAUO - Willow Airport (16 nm NW)
PAAQ - Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (17 nm E)
PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield (18 nm S)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (19 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 02-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight09:1518:15
Sunrise10:1719:17
Sunset15:4900:49
Evening civil twilight16:5101:51

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  02-Jan-2026 16:43:11
Local (UTC-9)  02-Jan-2026 07:43:11
 
METAR
PABV 
10nm SE 		021556Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM CLR M21/M24 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP171 T12111239 FZRANO $
PAAQ 
17nm E 		020253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M19/M22 A3004
PAFR 
18nm S 		021555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M28/M31 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP168 T12811313 $
PAED 
19nm S 		021555Z AUTO 05003KT 10SM CLR M24/M27 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP155 T12361272 $
TAF
PAAQ 
17nm E 		021505Z 0215/0312 VRB03KT P6SM SKC AMD NOT SKED
PAED 
19nm S 		021400Z 0214/0320 03005KT 9999 SKC QNH2983INS TXM22/0223Z TNM27/0306Z
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