Tikchik Lodge Seaplane Base (AK56) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
A current METAR is not available for AK56 right now.
Aviation weather near Tikchik Lodge Seaplane Base in Tikchik, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAJZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Tikchik Lodge Seaplane Base (AK56) is a seaplane base in Tikchik, AK. AK56 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAJZ, about 39 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (NE, SW), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PADL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAJZ, 39.4 nm away.
What changed at PAJZ (nearest station)?
Since the 1356Z (5:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
- Ceiling dropped from 3,100 ft to 2,300 ft.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for AK56
A current METAR is not available for AK56 right now. The nearest reporting station is PAJZ. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 2,000 ft | WATER | - | - |
| SW | 2,000 ft | WATER | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 7→8 kt, ceiling 200 ft → 2,300 ft.
AK56 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at AK56
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAJZ reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 78 observations, with 27 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: LIFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- NE
- 59%
- SW
- 41%
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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
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- IATA
- KTH
- FAA LID
- AK56
- City
- Tikchik
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 304 ft
- Coordinates
- 59.9632, -158.4770
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAJZ
- TAF
- Nearest PADL
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 12h 36m
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Nearby airports
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Pilot PIREPs for Tikchik Lodge Seaplane Base (AK56)
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