# Mels Airport (38AK)

**Mels Airport** (FAA: 38AK) is a small airport in Wasilla, Alaska, United States. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,500 ft (457 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/38ak

## At a glance

- FAA: 38AK
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Wasilla, Alaska, United States
- Elevation: 340 ft / 104 m
- Coordinates: 61.5625, -149.6680
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,500 ft / 457 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49748046
- Weather station: PAWS
- Ident: 38AK

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09W/27W | 1,500 ft / 457 m | 400 ft / 122 m | Water |  |  |
| 18/36 | 1,500 ft / 457 m | 80 ft / 24 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,500 ft / 457 m | =27,817 of 29,858 | =14,033 in North America | =12,508 in US |
| Elevation | 340 ft / 104 m | =30,375 of 43,403 | =14,119 in North America | =11,884 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/38ak/data