AOPA Airports: Cottonwood Lake (3H3)

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3H3Civil
Public Use

Cottonwood Lake

Wasilla, AK
Phone: 907-373-0300
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Overview

Attendance:	Not Attended Unattended
Tower:	No
Elevation:	300 ft (91.4 m) ()
Location:	3.00 mi. E of Wasilla
Beacon:	Present
Approaches:	(None)
Runways:	06/24 (waterway) Runway length: 4000 ft
Fees:	No data

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Wx Camera Avbl on Internet at http://akweathercams.faa.gov

Windsock on Island in Middle of Lake

No Svc of Any Type Avblto Tran Acft

Landing Area Not Maintained in Winter

Pub Access on North Shore of Lake. Beaching Area Only. No Dock. All Other Property on Lake is Pvt/Non-Coml

Watercraft and Swimmers Use Lake

Recommend Visual Inspection Prior to Landing

Trees on All Sides of Landing Area 50 Ft on Waterway 06/24

NOTAMs | TFR's

Waterway 06/24

Dimensions:	4000 x 800ft. / 1219.2 x 243.8m	Weight Bearing Cap:
Surface:	water	Runway Edge Lights:

#	Elev/Hdg	Tr. Pat.	Approach Lights	Obstructions
06	No Data	No Data	No Data	Trees, ft of center, 50 ft high

24	No Data	No Data	No Data	Trees, ft of center, 50 ft high

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Operations & More Information

Lat/Long:	N61 35.8567' / W149 18.9817'61.5976111-149.3163611
Charts:	NACO: Anchorage Sectional
Mag Var:	23E (2000)
ARTCC:	Anchorage (ZAN)
FSS:	Kenai (ENA) 800-478-3576
NOTAM Facility:	ENA
Approach/Departure Control Facility
Pattern Altitude:	No data provided. Assume 1000 AGL
Wind Indicator:	Present (unlit)
Seg. Circle:	No
Lighting:	No data

Aircraft & Activity

Based GA Aircraft

Single Engine:	12
Multi Engine:
Jets:
Helicopters:
Gliders:
Ultralights:

Airport Activity

GA Local:	200
GA Itinerant:	15
Commercial:
Air Taxi:	10
Military:

(12-month period ending on 5/31/2011)

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Type	Location/Call	Freq./Phone	Sector
CTAF	N/A	122.9

Expand Navaids

ID	Type	Freq	Radial	Distance
BGQ	VORTAC	112.5	066	19 nm
EDF	TACAN	.0	011	24 nm
MRI	VOT	111.0	000	28 nm
TED	VOR/DME	113.2	016	32 nm
ANC	VOT	108.4	000	33 nm
CMQ	NDB	338.0	020	33 nm
TKA	VOR/DME	116.2	133	48 nm
PEE	NDB	305.0	134	49 nm

Contact Addresses

Owner:	Airport Manager:
State of Alaska	Rick & Lynn Gattis
Dept Of Natural Resources, 550 W 7th Ave Ste 900c	1650 North Shoreline Circle
Alaska, AK 99501-3577	Wasilla, AK 99654
907-269-8400 (Office)	907-373-0300 (Office)
	Airport Manager Admin