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Dutch Landing Strip (88AK) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

A current METAR is not available for 88AK right now.

Aviation weather near Dutch Landing Strip in Sterling, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PASX): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Dutch Landing Strip (88AK) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sterling, AK at a field elevation of 300 ft. 88AK has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PASX, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 1,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAEN.

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No data
Awaiting observationlive · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PASX, 6.3 nm away.

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

What changed at PASX (nearest station)?

Since the 1956Z (11:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category improved from LIFR to VFR.
  • The 300 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.

The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →

Current pilot readout for 88AK

A current METAR is not available for 88AK right now. The nearest reporting station is PASX. 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
07--
25--

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88AK 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 07/25
    1,300 × 100 ft · GRVL
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 88AK
    Wind
    07
    no steady wind
    25
    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
061220Z08Z20Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→5 kt, ceiling 300 ft → unlimited.

88AK 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 88AK

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

PIREP2014Z (12:14 PM AKDT) · 46 NM NE of 88AK · 800 ft MSL · B747
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ANC UA /OV TED25003/TM 2014/FL008/TP B747/SK TOPS 800FT
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED25003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2014Reported at 20:14 UTC.
FL008Altitude: 800 ft MSL.
TP B747Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 800FTSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1952Z (11:52 AM AKDT) · 46 NM NE of 88AK · 8,000 ft MSL · B190
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ANC UA /OV 144004/TM 1952/FL080/TP B190/WX VMC/TB NEG/IC NEG
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 144004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1952Reported at 19:52 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
WX VMCWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1942Z (11:42 AM AKDT) · 46 NM NE of 88AK · 400 ft MSL · B777
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ANC UA /OV TED25003/TM 1942/FL004/TP B777/SK TOPS 350FT
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED25003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1942Reported at 19:42 UTC.
FL004Altitude: 400 ft MSL.
TP B777Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 350FTSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1930Z (11:30 AM AKDT) · 46 NM NE of 88AK · 500 ft MSL · BCS3
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ANC UA /OV TED25002/TM 1930/FL005/TP BCS3/SK TOPS 500FT
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED25002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1930Reported at 19:30 UTC.
FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 500FTSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1904Z (11:04 AM AKDT) · 50 NM NE of 88AK · during climb · SF34
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ANC UA /OV TED330005/TM 1904/FL030/TP SF34/SK TOPS 006, VMC ABV/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED330005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1904Reported at 19:04 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP SF34Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 006, VMC ABVSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1903Z (11:03 AM AKDT) · 41 NM NE of 88AK · 2,500 ft MSL · C208
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ANC UA /OV TED250010/TM 1903/FL025/TP C208/SK VMC/TB NEG/IC NEG
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED250010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1903Reported at 19:03 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK VMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1847Z (10:47 AM AKDT) · 36 NM NE of 88AK · 4,000 ft MSL · B190
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ANC UA /OV TED210010/TM 1847/FL040/TP B190/SK TOPS 008, VMC ABC/TB NEG/IC NEG
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED210010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1847Reported at 18:47 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 008, VMC ABCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1847Z (10:47 AM AKDT) · 82 NM NE of 88AK · 1,000 ft MSL · C172
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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 88AK

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PASX reported mostly low IFR across 55 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 4%IFR 4%LIFR 93%
Wind avg/max: 4/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 79%MVFR 3%IFR 1%LIFR 17%
Wind avg/max: 4/14 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 9

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.

07
72%
25
28%

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Dutch Landing Strip (88AK)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
88AK
City
Sterling
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Elevation
300 ft
Coordinates
60.5398, -150.8691
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station PASX
TAF
Nearest PAEN
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Sunset in
5h 52m

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Pilot PIREPs for Dutch Landing Strip (88AK)

Community-submitted

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

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