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Christiansen Lake Seaplane Base (AK8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

A current METAR is not available for AK8 right now.

Aviation weather near Christiansen Lake Seaplane Base in Talkeetna, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PATK): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Christiansen Lake Seaplane Base (AK8) is a seaplane base in Talkeetna, AK. AK8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PATK, about 1 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 4 physical runways (04W, 14W, 22W, 32W), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PATK.

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No data
Awaiting observationlive · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PATK, 0.8 nm away.

Wind
-
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
-
Temp / Dew
-

What changed at PATK (nearest station)?

Since the 1853Z (10:53 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Temperature up 3°C.

Current pilot readout for AK8

A current METAR is not available for AK8 right now. The nearest reporting station is PATK. 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
04W--
14W--
22W--
32W--

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24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061220Z08Z19Z

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

AK8 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 AK8

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

PIREP2014Z (12:14 PM AKDT) · 68 NM S of AK8 · 800 ft MSL · B747
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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.
PIREP1952Z (11:52 AM AKDT) · 68 NM S of AK8 · 8,000 ft MSL · B190
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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.
PIREP1942Z (11:42 AM AKDT) · 68 NM S of AK8 · 400 ft MSL · B777
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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.
PIREP1930Z (11:30 AM AKDT) · 68 NM S of AK8 · 500 ft MSL · BCS3
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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.
PIREP1904Z (11:04 AM AKDT) · 64 NM S of AK8 · 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) · 69 NM S of AK8 · 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) · 51 NM SE of AK8 · 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.
PIREP1847Z (10:47 AM AKDT) · 76 NM S of AK8 · 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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at AK8

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PATK reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 67%MVFR 24%IFR 6%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 22

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

04W/14W/32W
87%
22W
13%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1737Z (9:37 AM AKDT)

TAF PATK 281737Z 2818/2918 36003KT P6SM BKN200 FM290500 02005KT P6SM FEW050 BKN100 FM290800 02007KT 5SM -SN BR SCT015 OVC035 FM291000 01006KT 2SM -SN BR SCT015 OVC025 FM291600 01006KT 2SM -SNPL OVC015

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Christiansen Lake Seaplane Base (AK8)
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Airport info

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

Services

Fuel
100LL
Attended
24 hours
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
Seaplane base
FAA LID
AK8
City
Talkeetna
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Elevation
400 ft
Coordinates
62.3134, -150.0693
Runways
4 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
4,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station PATK
TAF
Nearest PATK
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Sunset in
5h 44m

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Pilot PIREPs for Christiansen Lake Seaplane Base (AK8)

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 Christiansen Lake Seaplane Base, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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