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38AK Mels Airport
Wasilla, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 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 -8 (UTC -9 during Standard 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 Heliport (18 nm S)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (19 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 19-Apr-2025
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3313:33
Sunrise06:2414:24
Sunset21:3105:31
Evening civil twilight22:2206:22

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Apr-2025 10:11:58
Local (UTC-8)  19-Apr-2025 02:11:58
 
METAR
PABV 
10nm SE 		190956Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT030 OVC048 03/02 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 T00330017
PAAQ 
17nm E 		190953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN016 OVC039 02/01 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP158 T00220006 TSNO
PAFR 
18nm S 		190955Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM SCT033 OVC048 02/00 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP160 T00240003 $
PAED 
19nm S 		190955Z 19004KT 10SM BKN045 BKN100 04/00 A2998 RMK AO2A SLP150 T00420000 $
TAF
PAAQ 
17nm E 		190520Z 1906/2006 35004KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 FM190800 35005KT P6SM SCT060 FM192100 20004KT P6SM SCT060
PAED 
19nm S 		190500Z 1905/2011 VRB03KT 9999 SCT050 BKN100 QNH2987INS BECMG 1920/1921 24006KT 9999 SCT050 BKN150 QNH3011INS BECMG 2005/2006 VRB03KT 9999 FEW050 SCT250 QNH3017INS TX06/2003Z TN00/1915Z
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