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3H3 Cottonwood Lake Seaplane Base
Wasilla, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 3H3
Lat/Long: 61-35-51.4000N 149-18-58.9000W
61-35.856667N 149-18.981667W
61.5976111,-149.3163611
(estimated)
Elevation: 300 ft. / 91 m
Variation: 23E (2000)
From city: 3 miles E of WASILLA, AK
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 99654

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/2002
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
NOTAMs facility: ENA (NOTAM-D service not available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.8
WX ASOS at PAQ (6 nm E): 134.75 (907-560-7680)
WX AWOS-3P at IYS (7 nm W): 135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX AWOS-3P at BCV (12 nm SW): 135.55 (907-621-7605)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr066/18.7BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5019E
TEDr018/31.7ANCHORAGE VOR/DME113.1518E

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 6W/24W

Dimensions: 4000 x 800 ft. / 1219 x 244 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 6W  RUNWAY 24W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: STATE OF ALASKA, DNR, DMLW
550 W 7TH AVE STE 900C
ALASKA, AK 99501-3577
Phone 907-269-8400
Manager: STATE OF ALASKA, DNR, DMLW
550 W 7TH AVE STE 900C
ANCHORAGE, AK 99501
Phone 907-269-8400

Additional Remarks

- TREES ALL SIDES OF LNDG AREA; 50 FT ON WATERWAY.
- RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR LNDG. LNDG AREA NOT MNTND.
- CTN: BOATS & SWIMMING INVOF.
- PUB ACES N SHORE. BEACHING AREA ONLY; NO DOCK; RMNDR PVT/NON COML.
- TSNT SVC NA.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3H3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAAQ - Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (6 nm E)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (7 nm W)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (15 nm W)
PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield (22 nm SW)
PAUO - Willow Airport (23 nm NW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-May-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight03:2011:20
Sunrise04:4812:48
Sunset23:0007:00
Evening civil twilight00:2808:28

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-May-2026 09:45:19
Local (UTC-8)  23-May-2026 01:45:19
 
METAR
PAAQ 
7nm E 		230853Z AUTO 12012KT 10SM FEW050 BKN070 07/M03 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP081 T00671028 401170056 51005 TSNO $
PABV 
12nm SW 		230856Z AUTO 33003KT 10SM OVC065 08/01 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP093 T00780006 51009 $
TAF
PAAQ 
7nm E 		230543Z 2306/2406 14014KT P6SM OVC080 FM230800 14007KT P6SM FEW035 OVC070 FM231200 34004KT P6SM SCT030 OVC050 FM231900 16012G20KT P6SM SCT040 BKN060
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