Cottonwood Lake
3H3 · Wasilla, Alaska · Matanuska-Susitna County · map
Cottonwood Lake is a public-use airfield owned by the State of Alaska, Dnr, Dmlw, 3 miles east of Wasilla, Alaska, 300 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 3H3
- Kind
- Airfield · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- State of Alaska, Dnr, Dmlw
- Elevation
- 300 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- On the chart
- Anchorage sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 23E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 2002
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06W/24W | 4,000 × 800 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.8 |
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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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airfield.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Trees all sides of landing area; 50 feet on waterway.
- Recommended visual insp bfr landing. Landing area not mntnd.
- Ctn: boats and swimming in the vicinity of.
- Pub aces north shore. Beaching area only; no dock; rmndr pvt/non commercial.
- Transient service NA.
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.