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Moose Run Airstrip (AK55) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:16 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PASX), AK55 is currently LIFR with winds from 090° at 4 knots, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Moose Run Airstrip in Soldotna, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PASX): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Moose Run Airstrip (AK55) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Soldotna, AK at a field elevation of 290 ft. AK55 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PASX, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAEN.

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LIFR
Observed 1916Z (11:16 AM AKDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PASX, 7.1 nm away.

Wind
090° 4 kt
Visibility
4 sm
Ceiling
300 ft
Altimeter
30.33"
Temp / Dew
25°F / -4°C
feels like 19°F

Wind from the east (090°) at 4 kt, visibility 4 statute miles, overcast at 300 ft, temperature -4°C (25°F), altimeter 30.33 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 300 ft.

Raw METAR
SPECI PASX 281916Z AUTO 09004KT 4SM -SN BR OVC003 M04/M04 A3033 RMK AO2 P0000 FZRANO TSNO

What changed at PASX (nearest station)?

Since the 1905Z (11:05 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Visibility improved from 2 SM to 4 SM.

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

Current pilot readout for AK55

Based on the nearest station (PASX), AK55 is currently LIFR with winds from 090° at 4 knots, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (08). Density altitude is approximately -2,450 ft (field elevation 290 ft). AK55 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAEN, about 14 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
08FAV4 kt head1 kt left
264 kt tail1 kt right

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AK55 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 08/26
    2,000 × 40 ft · DIRT
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at AK55
    Wind
    08
    4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    26
    4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    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
061219Z08Z19Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 4→4 kt, ceiling 300 ft → 300 ft.

AK55 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 AK55

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

PIREP1904Z (11:04 AM AKDT) · 51 NM NE of AK55 · 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) · 43 NM N of AK55 · 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) · 38 NM NE of AK55 · 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) · 83 NM NE of AK55 · 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.
PIREP1842Z (10:42 AM AKDT) · 47 NM NE of AK55 · 900 ft MSL · E175
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ANC UA /OV TED25003/TM 1842/FL009/TP E175/SK TOPS 900 3 MILE FNL, TOPS 400FT 1 MILE FNL
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED25003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1842Reported at 18:42 UTC.
FL009Altitude: 900 ft MSL.
TP E175Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 900 3 MILE FNL, TOPS…Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1833Z (10:33 AM AKDT) · 57 NM NE of AK55 · during climb · B763
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ANC UA /OV TED350010/TM 1833/FL075/TP B763/SK TOPS 002, VMC ABV/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED350010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1833Reported at 18:33 UTC.
FL075Altitude: 7,500 ft MSL.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 002, VMC ABVSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1814Z (10:14 AM AKDT) · 14 NM NW of AK55 · during climb · C208
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ENA UA /OV ENA/TM 1814/FL030/TP C208/SK CLR/WX VMC/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC. ZAN
ENA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ENALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1814Reported at 18:14 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX VMCWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURC. ZANRemarks.
PIREP1801Z (10:01 AM AKDT) · 52 NM NE of AK55 · 600 ft MSL · AS50
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MRI UA /OV MRI/TM 1801/FL006/TP AS50/SK TOPS002/TB NEG/IC NEG
MRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MRILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1801Reported at 18:01 UTC.
FL006Altitude: 600 ft MSL.
TP AS50Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at AK55

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PASX reported mostly low IFR across 54 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 2%IFR 4%LIFR 94%
Wind avg/max: 4/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: VFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 80%MVFR 3%IFR 1%LIFR 16%
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.

08
77%
26
23%

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Live crosswind meter

AK55 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PASX, 7.1 nm away.

N08264 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 12° off runway 08, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Dirt · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Moose Run Airstrip (AK55)
N ↑

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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
AK55
City
Soldotna
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Elevation
290 ft
Coordinates
60.4894, -150.8015
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station PASX
TAF
Nearest PAEN
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Sunset in
6h 49m

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Pilot PIREPs for Moose Run Airstrip (AK55)

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

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