Upper Wasilla Lake
3K9 · Wasilla, Alaska · Matanuska-Susitna County · map
Upper Wasilla Lake is a public-use airfield, 2 miles east of Wasilla, Alaska, 330 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 3K9
- Kind
- Airfield · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 330 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- On the chart
- Anchorage sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- September 2003
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE/SW | 5,500 × 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 · 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
- Ctn: boats, water skiers, snow machine act and floating debris.
- South side of Lake.
- Unmnt; recommended visual insp bfr use.
- Winter condition vary; hvy snow drifts and northeast wind +60 mph psbl. Avoid thin ice at inlet and outlet.
- Pub shore aces NA. docks and shoreline pvt.
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.