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Secluded Lake Airport (49AK) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 9:53 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PATK), 49AK is currently VFR with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

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

Secluded Lake Airport (49AK) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Talkeetna, AK at a field elevation of 300 ft. 49AK has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PATK, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 2,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PATK.

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VFR
Observed 1753Z (9:53 AM AKDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PATK, 18 nm away.

Wind
VRB 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.34"
Temp / Dew
24°F / -4°C
feels like 20°F

Wind variable at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -4°C (24°F), altimeter 30.34 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR PATK 281753Z VRB03KT 10SM CLR M04/M07 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP282 T10441067 11022 21056 55012 $

What changed at PATK (nearest station)?

Since the 1653Z (8:53 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1653Z (8:53 AM AKDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 49AK

Based on the nearest station (PATK), 49AK is currently VFR with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -2,500 ft (field elevation 300 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.

Current wind is variable at 3 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
06--
24--

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49AK 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 06/24
    2,800 × 60 ft · GRAVEL
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 49AK
    Wind
    06
    no steady wind
    24
    no steady wind
    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
061218Z06Z17Z

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

49AK 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 49AK

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

PIREP1833Z (10:33 AM AKDT) · 42 NM S of 49AK · during climb · B763
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ANC UA /OV TED350010/TM 1833/FL075/TP B763/SK TOPS 002, VMC ABV/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED350010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1833Reported at 18:33 UTC.
FL075Altitude: 7,500 ft MSL.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 002, VMC ABVSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1814Z (10:14 AM AKDT) · 92 NM SW of 49AK · during climb · C208
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ENA UA /OV ENA/TM 1814/FL030/TP C208/SK CLR/WX VMC/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC. ZAN
ENA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ENALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1814Reported at 18:14 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX VMCWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURC. ZANRemarks.
PIREP1801Z (10:01 AM AKDT) · 49 NM S of 49AK · 600 ft MSL · AS50
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MRI UA /OV MRI/TM 1801/FL006/TP AS50/SK TOPS002/TB NEG/IC NEG
MRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MRILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1801Reported at 18:01 UTC.
FL006Altitude: 600 ft MSL.
TP AS50Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1748Z (9:48 AM AKDT) · 51 NM S of 49AK · 400 ft MSL · B747
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ANC UA /OV TED25002/TM 1748/FL004/TP B747/SK TOPS 350FT NO BASE
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED25002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1748Reported at 17:48 UTC.
FL004Altitude: 400 ft MSL.
TP B747Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 350FT NO BASESky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1742Z (9:42 AM AKDT) · 53 NM S of 49AK · 2,000 ft MSL · B744
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PANC UA /OV TED253015/TM 1742/FL020/TP B744/WX 10SM/TB NEG/IC NEG
PANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED253015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1742Reported at 17:42 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP B744Aircraft type reporting.
WX 10SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1725Z (9:25 AM AKDT) · 82 NM SW of 49AK · 4,000 ft MSL · C208
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ENA UA /OV 10N ENA/TM 1725/FL040/TP C208/SK CLR/TB NEG
ENA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10N ENALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1725Reported at 17:25 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1721Z (9:21 AM AKDT) · 44 NM S of 49AK · during climb · B739
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ANC UA /OV TED020010/TM 1721/FL080/TP B739/SK VMC/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED020010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1721Reported at 17:21 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
SK VMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1715Z (9:15 AM AKDT) · 49 NM S of 49AK · during climb · C208
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MRI UA /OV MRI/TM 1715/FLDURC/TP C208/SK SCT0-BKN002 TOPS007/WX FZFG
MRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MRILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1715Reported at 17:15 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT0-BKN002 TOPS007Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FZFGWeather and flight visibility observed.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 49AK

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PATK reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 67%MVFR 24%IFR 6%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 22

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.

06
86%
24
14%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1737Z (9:37 AM AKDT)

TAF PATK 281737Z 2818/2918 36003KT P6SM BKN200 FM290500 02005KT P6SM FEW050 BKN100 FM290800 02007KT 5SM -SN BR SCT015 OVC035 FM291000 01006KT 2SM -SN BR SCT015 OVC025 FM291600 01006KT 2SM -SNPL OVC015

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Live crosswind meter

49AK has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PATK, 18 nm away.

N0624wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Gravel · 2,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Secluded Lake Airport (49AK)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
49AK
City
Talkeetna
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Elevation
300 ft
Coordinates
62.0256, -149.9791
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station PATK
TAF
Nearest PATK
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Sunset in
7h 33m

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Pilot PIREPs for Secluded Lake Airport (49AK)

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 Secluded Lake Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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