Tok 2 Airport (8AK9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PFTO), 8AK9 is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Tok 2 Airport in Tok, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PFTO): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Tok 2 Airport (8AK9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Tok, AK at a field elevation of 1,630 ft. 8AK9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PFTO, about 2 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 2,035 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAOR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PFTO, 2.1 nm away.
Wind from the east (100°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -6°C (22°F), altimeter 30.32 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR PFTO 281856Z AUTO 10007KT 10SM CLR M06/M07 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP773 T10561067 FZRANO
What changed at PFTO (nearest station)?
Since the 1756Z (9:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.34 → 30.32 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 8AK9
Based on the nearest station (PFTO), 8AK9 is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (10). Density altitude is approximately -950 ft (field elevation 1,630 ft). 8AK9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAOR, about 36 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10FAV | 2,035 ft | GRAVEL | 6 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 28 | 2,035 ft | GRAVEL | 6 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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8AK9 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 10/282,035 × 80 ft · GRAVELCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8AK9Wind
- 10
- 6 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 28
- 6 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
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“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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→7 kt, ceiling 6,500 ft → unlimited.
8AK9 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 8AK9
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ORT UA /OV ORT145045/TM 1831/FL330/TP B748/TB MOD/RM ZAN
ORT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ORT145045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1831Reported at 18:31 UTC.FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.TP B748Aircraft type reporting.TB MODTurbulence: moderate.RM ZANRemarks.Show raw report
ORT UA /OV ORT/TM 1427/FL340/TP B737/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD 340-350/RM DURC
ORT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ORTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1427Reported at 14:27 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD 340-350Turbulence: continuous light occasional moderate 34,000–35,000 ft.RM DURCRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 8AK9
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PFTO reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 10
- 53%
- 28
- 47%
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Live crosswind meter
8AK9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PFTO, 2.1 nm away.
Wind is 29° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8AK9
- City
- Tok
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,630 ft
- Coordinates
- 63.3089, -143.0169
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,035 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PFTO
- TAF
- Nearest PAOR
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Sunset in
- 6h 4m
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Pilot PIREPs for Tok 2 Airport (8AK9)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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