Isaacson Airport (8AN6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSKA), 8AN6 is currently IFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Isaacson Airport in Medical Lake, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSKA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Isaacson Airport (8AN6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Medical Lake, WA at a field elevation of 2,410 ft. 8AN6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSKA, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 750 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSKA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSKA, 2.8 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 900 ft, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 29.89 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 900 ft.
METAR KSKA 281255Z 19008KT 10SM OVC009 04/02 A2989 RMK AO2A CIG 008 RWY05 SLP129 T00400024 $
What changed at KSKA (nearest station)?
Since the 1155Z (4:55 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1155Z (4:55 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 8AN6
Based on the nearest station (KSKA), 8AN6 is currently IFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 23. Density altitude is approximately 1,700 ft (field elevation 2,410 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23FAV | 750 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 7 kt left |
| 05 | 750 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 7 kt right |
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8AN6 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 05/23750 × 28 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8AN6Wind
- 05
- 4 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 23
- 4 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
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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 24 h: wind 11→8 kt, ceiling 400 ft → 900 ft.
8AN6 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 8AN6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSKA reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 62 observations, with 21 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: VFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 05
- 52%
- 23
- 48%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1100Z (4:00 AM PDT)
TAF KSKA 281100Z 2811/2917 20012G18KT 9999 BKN008 OVC050 620559 QNH2988INS BECMG 2812/2813 22012G22KT 8000 -RA BR BKN006 OVC020 620259 QNH2988INS BECMG 2819/2821 21010G18KT 9999 NSW BKN020 OVC050 620209 QNH2990INS BECMG 2902/2903 19010KT 9999 BKN030 BKN100 620304 QNH2996INS BECMG 2911/2912 VRB06KT 2400 BR BKN010 QNH3002INS TX09/2822Z TN02/2911Z
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Live crosswind meter
8AN6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSKA, 2.8 nm away.
Wind is 58° off runway 23, 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
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8AN6
- City
- Medical Lake
- State
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,410 ft
- Coordinates
- 47.6592, -117.6820
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 750 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSKA
- TAF
- Nearest KSKA
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 11h 24m
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Pilot PIREPs for Isaacson Airport (8AN6)
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