METAR & TAF 3H3
3H3 does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: PAAQ (WARREN "BUD" WOODS PALMER MUNI) · 6.5 NM away. Conditions at 3H3 may differ.
METAR · PAAQ
Observed 18:53Z
PAAQ 131853Z 14018G25KT 10SM BKN100 11/02 A2960 RMK AO2 SLP027 T01110017 $
- Wind
- 140° @ 18G25 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 11°C / 2°C
- Altimeter
- 29.60 inHg
- Clouds
- BKN
- Density alt
- 289 ft
- Ceiling
- 10,000 ft AGL
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 3 NM E
- VFR sectional
- ANCHORAGE
- ARTCC
- ZAN · ANCHORAGE
- NOTAM facility
- ENA
Airport manager
- Name
- STATE OF ALASKA, DNR, DMLW
- Phone
- 907-269-8400
- Address
- 550 W 7TH AVE STE 900C, ANCHORAGE AK 99501
Flight service · Hours
- FSS ENA
- KENAI907-283-72111-866-864-1737
- Attendance
- Unattended
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY —
| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
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Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Not published
- Wind indicator
- No
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- Trees are on all sides of the landing area and 50 feet on the waterway.Show FAA
- Public access is on the north shore. The beaching area is only for beaching; there is no dock. The remainder is private and noncommercial.Show FAA
- Caution boats and swimming are in the vicinity of the airport.Show FAA
- Transient service is not available.Show FAA
- A visual inspection before landing is recommended. The landing area is not maintained.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · 3H3
Answer card- ICAO
- 3H3
- Name
- COTTONWOOD LAKE
- Location
- WASILLA, ALASKA
- Elevation
- 300 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,300 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 0
- Longest runway
- –
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 1
- Magnetic variation
- 23°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 140° at 18 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
Cottonwood Lake (3H3) sits in Wasilla, Alaska. Field elevation is 300 ft MSL. There are no published runways in the facts block, so treat this as a water and beaching environment rather than a standard paved strip. No control tower is listed. CTAF is 122.8.
No ILS approaches are published. Pattern altitude is not published in the facts, so verify the current Chart Supplement before you plan traffic flow. The published remarks matter here. Trees are on all sides of the landing area. They are also about 50 feet from the waterway. Public access is on the north shore. The beaching area is for beaching only. There is no dock. The rest of the area is private and noncommercial.
Transient service is not available. A visual inspection before landing is recommended. The landing area is not maintained. Boats and swimmers can be in the vicinity, so keep a sharp lookout on arrival and departure. There are no on-field FBOs listed. For current field condition details, use the current FAA Chart Supplement or call the airport operator directly before you go.