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Fire Island Airport (6AK5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

A current METAR is not available for 6AK5 right now.

Aviation weather near Fire Island Airport in Anchorage, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PANC): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Fire Island Airport (6AK5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Anchorage, AK at a field elevation of 55 ft. 6AK5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PANC, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PANC.

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No data
Awaiting observationlive · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PANC, 4.9 nm away.

Wind
-
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
-
Temp / Dew
-

What changed at PANC (nearest station)?

Since the 1053Z (2:53 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1053Z (2:53 AM AKDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 6AK5

A current METAR is not available for 6AK5 right now. The nearest reporting station is PANC. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.

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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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18--
36--

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6AK5 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 18/36
    2,000 × 60 ft · GRAVEL
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 6AK5
    Wind
    18
    no steady wind
    36
    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
061212Z19Z11Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling 100 ft → 100 ft.

6AK5 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 6AK5

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

PIREP1125Z (3:25 AM AKDT) · 13 NM NE of 6AK5 · during climb · B190
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ANC UA /OV TED360010/TM 1125/FL050/TP B190/SK TOPS 004/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURGC CLR ABOVE 004
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED360010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1125Reported at 11:25 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 004Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURGC CLR ABOVE 004Remarks.
PIREP0727Z (11:27 PM AKDT) · 6 NM SE of 6AK5 · during descent · B739
light turbulence
Show raw report
ANC UA /OV TED189005/TM 0727/FL050/TP B739/SK SKC/TB LGT/IC NEG/RM DURD
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED189005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0727Reported at 07:27 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURDRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 6AK5

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PANC reported mostly low IFR across 42 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 26%IFR 2%LIFR 71%
Wind avg/max: 2/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 3

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 84%MVFR 6%IFR 1%LIFR 9%
Wind avg/max: 5/14 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: VFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

36
61%
18
39%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1142Z (3:42 AM AKDT)

TAF PANC 281142Z 2812/2918 06005KT 1/4SM FZFG VV002 FM281800 03004KT 3SM BR SCT002 BKN020 TEMPO 2818/2821 1SM BR BKN002 FM282100 VRB03KT P6SM VCFG SCT003 FM290000 04004KT P6SM SCT100 WS020/15030KT FM291000 01008KT P6SM -RA SCT020 OVC035 WS020/15030KT FM291400 02007KT 6SM -RA BR BKN020 WS020/15030KT

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Live crosswind meter

6AK5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PANC, 4.9 nm away.

N1836wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Gravel · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Fire Island Airport (6AK5)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Other services
Cargo handling
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
6AK5
City
Anchorage
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Elevation
55 ft
Coordinates
61.1687, -150.1605
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station PANC
TAF
Nearest PANC
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Next sunset
13h 53m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Fire Island Airport (6AK5)

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

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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