AirNav: 3AK - Dry Bay Airport

3AK

Dry Bay Airport
Yakutat, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	3AK
Lat/Long:	59-09-51.6000N 138-29-19.7000W 59-09.860000N 138-29.328333W 59.1643333,-138.4888056 (estimated)
Elevation:	33 ft. / 10 m
From city:	44 miles SE of YAKUTAT, AK
Time zone:	UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	05/2013
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-586-7380]
NOTAMs facility:	JNU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATTNDD
Wind indicator:	yes, WINDSOCK 0.2 MILES N ON THE RIVERBANK AT THE PROCESSING PLANT.
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions:	3600 x 170 ft. / 1097 x 52 m
Surface:	gravel, in fair condition
	RUNWAY 5	RUNWAY 23
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	40 ft. trees, 125 ft. left and right of centerline	42 ft. trees, 95 ft. left and right of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK P.O. BOX 137 YAKUTAT, AK 99689 Phone 907-784-3295
Manager:	DRY BAY DISTRICT RANGER P.O. BOX 137 YAKUTAT, AK 99689 Phone 907-784-3295

Additional Remarks

-	HELICOPTER OPERS ARE PROHIBITED WITHOUT A PERMIT FROM THE GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK SUPERINTENDENT.
-	WILDLIFE MAY BE PRESENT ON THE RY.
-	COMMERCIAL OPERS MAY REQUIRE A COMMERCIAL USE AUTHORIZATION (CTC GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK 907-697-2230).
-	SW END OF RY BEYOND THLD HAS SOFT SAND.
-	RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3AK.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAYA - Yakutat Airport (41 nm NW)
PAGS - Gustavus Airport (97 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 29-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	08:16	17:16
Sunrise	09:11	18:11
Sunset	15:21	00:21
Evening civil twilight	16:16	01:16

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	30-Dec-2025 02:18:48
Local (UTC-9)	29-Dec-2025 17:18:48

METAR

PAYA
42nm NW

300200Z AUTO 09011KT 2SM -SN BR SCT019 OVC026 M03/M03 A2964 RMK AO2 P0001 T10281033 TSNO $

TAF

PAYA
42nm NW

292114Z 2921/3018 09015G25KT 1SM -SN BR OVC020 WS010/10045KT FM300000 08011KT 3SM -FZRASN BR SCT020 OVC030 WS010/12035KT FM301500 08012KT P6SM SCT020 BKN035 FM301700 08010KT 2SM -SN BR OVC020 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND

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