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3AK

Dry Bay Airport
Yakutat, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

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 MI N AT 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 SW END BYD THR SOFT SAND.
	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

-	WILDLIFE INVOF RWY.
-	COML OPRS MAY RQR AUTH & HOP PPR - 907-697-2230.
-	RWY COND UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR USE.

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 11-Jul-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	03:04	11:04
Sunrise	04:20	12:20
Sunset	22:19	06:19
Evening civil twilight	23:35	07:35

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	12-Jul-2026 05:15:58
Local (UTC-8)	11-Jul-2026 21:15:58

METAR

PAYA
42nm NW

120453Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM FEW020 OVC040 13/11 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01330106 TSNO

TAF

PAYA
42nm NW

111727Z 1118/1218 09005KT P6SM SCT007 OVC025 TEMPO 1118/1120 BKN008 OVC025 FM112000 23005KT P6SM SCT015 BKN030 OVC060 FM120300 26004KT P6SM SCT010 BKN060 FM120800 VRB03KT 6SM BR OVC015 FM121700 10003KT P6SM BKN020 OVC040 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND

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