Tazlina / Smokey Lake Seaplane Base (5AK) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:53 PM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAGK), 5AK is currently IFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Tazlina / Smokey Lake Seaplane Base in Tazlina, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAGK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Tazlina / Smokey Lake Seaplane Base (5AK) is a seaplane base in Tazlina, AK. 5AK has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAGK, about 29 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (NE, SW), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAGK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAGK, 28.5 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 600 ft, temperature -7°C (19°F), altimeter 30.37 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 600 ft.
METAR PAGK 282253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC006 M07/M08 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP328 T10721083 TSNO $
What changed at PAGK (nearest station)?
Since the 2153Z (1:53 PM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.39 → 30.37 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 5AK
Based on the nearest station (PAGK), 5AK is currently IFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -250 ft (field elevation 2,415 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 calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 2,200 ft | WATER | - | - |
| SW | 2,200 ft | WATER | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 600 ft.
5AK weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 5AK
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ANC UA /OV TED350025/TM 2257/FL110/TP B738/SK CLR/IC NEG/RM DURD
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TED350025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2257Reported at 22:57 UTC.FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
PAED UA /OV EDF350015/TM 2029/FL090/TP BE20/SK CLR/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM FOG OVER KNIK ARM CLR EVERYWHERE ELSE
PAED UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EDF350015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2029Reported at 20:29 UTC.FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM FOG OVER KNIK ARM CLR EVE…Remarks.Show raw report
PAQ UA /OV PAQ /TM 1847 /FL010 /TP C172 /SK SCT000-TOP003 /RM THIN LAYER PAQ AND HAYFLATS AKFSS
PAQ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PAQLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1847Reported at 18:47 UTC.FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.SK SCT000-TOP003Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM THIN LAYER PAQ AND HAYFLA…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 5AK
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAGK reported mostly low IFR across 55 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: LIFR → IFR
Most recent change: LIFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- NE/SW
- 100%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2059Z (12:59 PM AKDT)
TAF PAGK 282059Z 2821/2918 VRB04KT P6SM VCFG OVC004 FM290100 00000KT P6SM VCFG BKN005 FM290600 17005KT P6SM OVC003
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily DALGT local
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- 5AK
- City
- Tazlina
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,415 ft
- Coordinates
- 62.0634, -146.4490
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAGK
- TAF
- Nearest PAGK
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Sunset in
- 2h 13m
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Pilot PIREPs for Tazlina / Smokey Lake Seaplane Base (5AK)
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