Encelewski Lake Seaplane Base (AK5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
A current METAR is not available for AK5 right now.
Aviation weather near Encelewski Lake Seaplane Base in Kasilof, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PASX): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Encelewski Lake Seaplane Base (AK5) is a seaplane base in Kasilof, AK. AK5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PASX, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (09W, 27W), the longest 3,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAEN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PASX, 15.3 nm away.
What changed at PASX (nearest station)?
Since the 2018Z (12:18 PM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to LIFR.
- A ceiling formed at 300 ft.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.32 → 30.30 inHg.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for AK5
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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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09W | 3,500 ft | WATER-E | - | - |
| 27W | 3,500 ft | WATER-E | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→4 kt, ceiling 300 ft → 300 ft.
AK5 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of AK5
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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PAED UA /OV EDF350015/TM 2029/FL090/TP BE20/SK CLR/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM FOG OVER KNIK ARM CLR EVERYWHERE ELSE
PAED UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EDF350015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2029Reported at 20:29 UTC.FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM FOG OVER KNIK ARM CLR EVE…Remarks.Show raw report
ANC UA /OV TED250005/TM 2026/FL016/TP B737/SK TOP002/RM FINAL 7R
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TED250005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2026Reported at 20:26 UTC.FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM FINAL 7RRemarks.Show raw report
ANC UA /OV TED250015/TM 2025/FL030/TP B737/SK CLR/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM FINAL 7R
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TED250015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2025Reported at 20:25 UTC.FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM FINAL 7RRemarks.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at AK5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PASX reported mostly low IFR across 53 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09W/27W
- 100%
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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
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- AK5
- City
- Kasilof
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 230 ft
- Coordinates
- 60.2556, -151.3030
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PASX
- TAF
- Nearest PAEN
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Sunset in
- 5h 24m
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Pilot PIREPs for Encelewski Lake Seaplane Base (AK5)
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