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Montana Creek Airport (21AK) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:53 AM AKDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (PATK), 21AK is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Montana Creek Airport in Talkeetna, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PATK): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Montana Creek Airport (21AK) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Talkeetna, AK at a field elevation of 250 ft. 21AK has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PATK, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PATK.

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VFR
Observed 1953Z (11:53 AM AKDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PATK, 14.3 nm away.

Wind
350° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.51"
Temp / Dew
33°F / 1°C
feels like 30°F

Wind from the north (350°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 1°C (33°F), altimeter 30.51 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR PATK 271953Z 35003KT 10SM CLR 01/00 A3051 RMK AO2 SLP339 T00060000 $

What changed at PATK (nearest station)?

Since the 1853Z (10:53 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Temperature up 3°C.

Current pilot readout for 21AK

Based on the nearest station (PATK), 21AK is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (34). Density altitude is approximately -2,150 ft (field elevation 250 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
34FAV3 kt head1 kt left
163 kt tail1 kt right

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21AK runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 16/34
    2,300 × 50 ft · GRAVEL
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 21AK
    Wind
    16
    3 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    34
    3 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061220Z09Z19Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling 1,900 ft → unlimited.

21AK weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 21AK

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP2011Z (12:11 PM AKDT) · 73 NM S of 21AK · during descent · DHC6
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ENA UA /OV ANC-ENA/TM 2011/FLDURD/TP DHC6/SK OVC003-TOP080
ENA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ANC-ENALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2011Reported at 20:11 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP DHC6Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC003-TOP080Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP2000Z (12:00 PM AKDT) · 94 NM S of 21AK · during climb · C208
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ENA UA /OV ENA/TM 2000/FL060/TP C208/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC. VMC
ENA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ENALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2000Reported at 20:00 UTC.
FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURC. VMCRemarks.
PIREP1942Z (11:42 AM AKDT) · 62 NM S of 21AK · during descent · PC12
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ANC UA /OV TED230015/TM 1942/FL030/TP PC12/WX VMC/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED230015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1942Reported at 19:42 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
WX VMCWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1942Z (11:42 AM AKDT) · 58 NM S of 21AK · during climb · B190
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ANC UA /OV TED160003/TM 1942/FL020/TP B190/SK TOPS 006/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED160003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1942Reported at 19:42 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 006Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1904Z (11:04 AM AKDT) · 53 NM S of 21AK · during climb · PA31
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MRI UA /OV MRI/TM 1904/FLDURC/TP PA31/SK TOPS005
MRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MRILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1904Reported at 19:04 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP PA31Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS005Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1854Z (10:54 AM AKDT) · 60 NM S of 21AK · during climb · C208
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ANC UA /OV TED180005/TM 1854/FL030/TP C208/SK BKN002/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED180005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1854Reported at 18:54 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1849Z (10:49 AM AKDT) · 60 NM S of 21AK · during descent · BCS3
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ANC UA /OV TED200006/TM 1849/FL065/TP BCS3/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED200006Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1849Reported at 18:49 UTC.
FL065Altitude: 6,500 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1846Z (10:46 AM AKDT) · 55 NM S of 21AK · during descent · PC12
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ANC UA /OV TED253010/TM 1846/FL021/TP PC12/SK VMC/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ON FINAL 7R
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED253010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1846Reported at 18:46 UTC.
FL021Altitude: 2,100 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK VMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ON FINAL 7RRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 21AK

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PATK reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 48 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 27%MVFR 35%IFR 13%LIFR 25%
Wind avg/max: 0/4 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 58%MVFR 27%IFR 10%LIFR 5%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 39

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

34
88%
16
12%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1727Z (9:27 AM AKDT)

TAF PATK 271727Z 2718/2818 36003KT P6SM SKC

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Live crosswind meter

21AK has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PATK, 14 nm away.

N34163 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 10° off runway 34, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Gravel · 2,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Montana Creek Airport (21AK)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
24 hours
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
21AK
City
Talkeetna
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Elevation
250 ft
Coordinates
62.0826, -150.0669
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station PATK
TAF
Nearest PATK
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Sunset in
5h 54m

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Pilot PIREPs for Montana Creek Airport (21AK)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Montana Creek Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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