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3AK Dry Bay Airport
Yakutat, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 AUGUST 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 -8 (UTC -9 during Standard 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: leftleft
Obstructions: 40 ft. trees, 125 ft. left and right of centerline42 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 28-Aug-2025
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1913:19
Sunrise06:0314:03
Sunset20:2704:27
Evening civil twilight21:1105:11

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Aug-2025 10:25:41
Local (UTC-8)  28-Aug-2025 02:25:41
 
METAR
PAYA 
42nm NW 		280953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC065 13/12 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP200 T01280117 TSNO
TAF
PAYA 
42nm NW 		280524Z 2806/2906 VRB03KT P6SM BKN050 FM281600 00000KT P6SM BKN025 OVC050 FM282000 VRB05KT P6SM BKN025 OVC050 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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