38AK
Mels Airport
Mels Airport (38AK) is a general-aviation airfield serving Wasilla, Alaska. The field lies at 340 ft (104 m) above sea level and has two crossing runways, the longest 1,500 ft (457 m), water. Its nearest neighbour is Rainbow Heights Estates Airstrip (6AK7), 1 nm NE.
Mels Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 340 ft (104 m)
- Coordinates
- 61.5625, -149.6680
- Serving
- Wasilla
- Region
- Alaska
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
Runways2 · longest 1,500 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 18 points 180° magnetic. Threshold coordinates are not published for this field, so strips are drawn about its centre rather than where they sit on the ground. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09W/27W | 1,500 ft457 m | 400 ft | Water | — |
| 18/36 | 1,500 ft457 m | 80 ft | Grass | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.