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Scooter's Landing Strip (AK84) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 4:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PASX), AK84 is currently LIFR with winds from 080° at 4 knots, visibility 1/2 statute mile, and a 300 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Scooter's Landing Strip in Sterling, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PASX): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Scooter's Landing Strip (AK84) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sterling, AK at a field elevation of 259 ft. AK84 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 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAEN.

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LIFR
Observed 1256Z (4:56 AM AKDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PASX, 7 nm away.

Wind
080° 4 kt
Visibility
0.5 sm
Ceiling
300 ft
Altimeter
30.40"
Temp / Dew
27°F / -3°C
feels like 21°F

Wind from the east (080°) at 4 kt, visibility 1/2 statute mile, overcast at 300 ft, temperature -3°C (27°F), altimeter 30.40 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 300 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR PASX 281256Z AUTO 08004KT 1/2SM FZFG OVC003 M03/M03 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP303 T10281033 FZRANO TSNO

What changed at PASX (nearest station)?

Since the 1156Z (3:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.42 → 30.40 inHg.

Current pilot readout for AK84

Based on the nearest station (PASX), AK84 is currently LIFR with winds from 080° at 4 knots, visibility 1/2 statute mile, and a 300 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (08). Density altitude is approximately -2,400 ft (field elevation 259 ft). AK84 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAEN, about 13 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 head0 kt
264 kt tail0 kt

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AK84 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
    2,400 × 80 ft · GRVL
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at AK84
    Wind
    08
    4 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    26
    4 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    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
061213Z01Z12Z

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

AK84 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 AK84

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

PIREP1226Z (4:26 AM AKDT) · 49 NM N of AK84 · 4,000 ft MSL · C130
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ANC UA /OV TED300010/TM 1226/FL040/TP C130/SK TOPS 006/TB NEG/IC NEG
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED300010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1226Reported at 12:26 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP C130Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 006Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1125Z (3:25 AM AKDT) · 56 NM NE of AK84 · during climb · B190
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ANC UA /OV TED360010/TM 1125/FL050/TP B190/SK TOPS 004/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURGC CLR ABOVE 004
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED360010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1125Reported at 11:25 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 004Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURGC CLR ABOVE 004Remarks.
PIREP0727Z (11:27 PM AKDT) · 41 NM NE of AK84 · during descent · B739
light turbulence
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ANC UA /OV TED189005/TM 0727/FL050/TP B739/SK SKC/TB LGT/IC NEG/RM DURD
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED189005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0727Reported at 07:27 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURDRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at AK84

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PASX reported mostly low IFR across 48 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 4%MVFR 2%IFR 4%LIFR 90%
Wind avg/max: 4/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 83%MVFR 3%IFR 1%LIFR 14%
Wind avg/max: 4/14 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

08
59%
26
41%

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Live crosswind meter

AK84 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PASX, 7 nm away.

N08264 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 0° off runway 08, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Gravel · 2,400 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Scooter's Landing Strip (AK84)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
AK84
City
Sterling
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Elevation
259 ft
Coordinates
60.5294, -150.8310
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,400 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station PASX
TAF
Nearest PAEN
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Next sunset
13h 3m

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Pilot PIREPs for Scooter's Landing Strip (AK84)

Community-submitted

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

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