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3H3 Cottonwood Lake Seaplane Base
Wasilla, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 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 13-Aug-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0313:03
Sunrise06:0014:00
Sunset22:0406:04
Evening civil twilight23:0107:01

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2026 20:02:20
Local (UTC-8)  13-Aug-2026 12:02:20
 
METAR
PAAQ 
7nm E 		131853Z 00000KT 10SM OVC090 16/12 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP219 T01610122
PABV 
12nm SW 		131956Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW070 OVC100 15/13 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP223 T01500128 $
TAF
PAAQ 
7nm E 		131724Z 1318/1418 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH OVC080 FM132100 25005KT P6SM BKN100
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