Island Lake
29A · Wasilla, Alaska · Matanuska-Susitna County · map
Island Lake is a public-use airfield owned by the State of Alaska, Dnr, Dmlw, 5 miles southwest of Wasilla, Alaska, 370 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 29A
- Kind
- Airfield · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- State of Alaska, Dnr, Dmlw
- Elevation
- 370 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- On the chart
- Anchorage sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- May 2006
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18W/36W | 4,000 × 200 ft | Water, excellent |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.8 |
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Wasilla from the FAA register
1,274 aircraft are registered to owners in Wasilla, Alaska: 1,177 piston singles, 41 helicopters, 28 piston twins, 11 turboprops, 5 weight-shift and powered parachutes. Not every one of them is based at this airfield; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airfield alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airfield NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Be alert for Island at south end.
- Frozen in winter
- 100 feet tower approximately 1 NM northwest of Lake.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.
