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Tanis Mesa Airport (A69) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:53 PM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAYA), A69 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Tanis Mesa Airport in Yakutat, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAYA): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Tanis Mesa Airport (A69) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Yakutat, AK at a field elevation of 183 ft. A69 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAYA, about 39 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 1,900 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAYA.

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VFR
Observed 2053Z (1:53 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAYA, 38.6 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.35"
Temp / Dew
45°F / 7°C
dew 36°F / 2°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 7°C (45°F), altimeter 30.35 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR PAYA 282053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/02 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP276 T00720022 58008 TSNO $

What changed at PAYA (nearest station)?

Since the 1953Z (12:53 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Temperature up 3°C.

Current pilot readout for A69

Based on the nearest station (PAYA), A69 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -1,250 ft (field elevation 183 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
12--
30--

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A69 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 12/30
    1,900 × 10 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at A69
    Wind
    12
    no steady wind
    30
    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
061221Z08Z20Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 4→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

A69 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 A69

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

PIREP1827Z (11:27 AM PDT) · 50 NM SW of A69 · 38,000 ft MSL · BCS3
light to moderate turbulence
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YAK UA /OV YAK157054/TM 1827/FL380/TP BCS3/TB LGT-MOD/RM ZAN
YAK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV YAK157054Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1827Reported at 18:27 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.
RM ZANRemarks.
PIREP1728Z (10:28 AM PDT) · 68 NM NW of A69 · 40,000 ft MSL · C700
light moderate chop turbulence
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YAK UA /OV YAK280030/TM 1728/FL400/TP C700/TB LGT MOD CHOP/RM ZAN
YAK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV YAK280030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1728Reported at 17:28 UTC.
FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.
TP C700Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT MOD CHOPTurbulence: light moderate chop.
RM ZANRemarks.
PIREP1626Z (9:26 AM PDT) · 69 NM SW of A69 · 31,000 ft MSL · B737
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YAK UA /OV YAK163073/TM 1626/FL310/TP B737/TB NEG/RM ZAN
YAK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV YAK163073Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1626Reported at 16:26 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZANRemarks.
PIREP1618Z (9:18 AM PDT) · 9 NM SW of A69 · 34,000 ft MSL · B737
moderate chop turbulence
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YAK UA /OV YAK107035/TM 1618/FL340/TP B737/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZAN
YAK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV YAK107035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1618Reported at 16:18 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.
RM ZANRemarks.
PIREP1551Z (8:51 AM PDT) · 85 NM S of A69 · 37,000 ft MSL · B737
oncl light turbulence
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KTN UA /OV BKA291095/TM 1551/FL370/TP B737/TB ONCL LGT/RM ZAN
KTN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BKA291095Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1551Reported at 15:51 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB ONCL LGTTurbulence: oncl light.
RM ZANRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at A69

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAYA reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the W.

Last 24 hours
VFR 88%MVFR 4%IFR 8%
Wind avg/max: 1/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 3

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 59%MVFR 27%IFR 10%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 3/12 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 38

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

12
91%
30
9%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1720Z (10:20 AM PDT)

TAF PAYA 281720Z 2818/2918 VRB03KT P6SM SKC AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND

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No live weather from A69

Live crosswind meter

A69 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAYA, 39 nm away.

N1230wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 1,900 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Tanis Mesa Airport (A69) with runway 12/30 marked
N ↑

Runway 12/30 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
A69
City
Yakutat
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Elevation
183 ft
Coordinates
59.2497, -138.5049
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,900 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station PAYA
TAF
Nearest PAYA
Time zone
America/Vancouver
Sunset in
4h 3m

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Pilot PIREPs for Tanis Mesa Airport (A69)

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

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