Tenakee Seaplane Base (TKE) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:56 PM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAOH), TKE is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Tenakee Seaplane Base in Tenakee Springs, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAOH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Tenakee Seaplane Base (TKE) is a seaplane base in Tenakee Springs, AK. TKE has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAOH, about 20 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 10,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAJN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAOH, 20 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (51°F), altimeter 30.30 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR PAOH 282256Z AUTO 11006KT 10SM CLR 11/M05 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP262 T01061050 $
What changed at PAOH (nearest station)?
Since the 2156Z (1:56 PM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed up from 0 to 6 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.32 → 30.30 inHg.
Current pilot readout for TKE
Based on the nearest station (PAOH), TKE is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -1,000 ft (field elevation 0 ft). TKE does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAJN, about 40 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFAV | 10,000 ft | WATER | 2 kt tail | 6 kt right |
| W | 10,000 ft | WATER | 2 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 5→6 kt, ceiling 9,000 ft → unlimited.
TKE weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of TKE
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SIT UA /OV SIT /TM 2202 /FL000 /TP PC12 /TB LGT 030 /RM DURD RY 29 WIND SHEAR BLO 010 WEST SWITCH TO EAST/ LGT TB 030-SFC AKFSS
SIT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SITLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2202Reported at 22:02 UTC.FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT 030Turbulence: light 030.RM DURD RY 29 WIND SHEAR BLO…Remarks.Show raw report
JNU UA /OV SSR110015/TM 1943/FL400/TP B737/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD 400-370/RM DURD. FL360 SMOOTH. ZAN
JNU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SSR110015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1943Reported at 19:43 UTC.FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD 400-370Turbulence: continuous light occasional moderate 40,000–37,000 ft.RM DURD. FL360 SMOOTH. ZANRemarks.Show raw report
JNU UA /OV JNU113014-JNU /TM 1800 /FL130 /TP B737 /TB LGT 130-035 /MOD 035 /RM DURD RY26 TRDWL TO LEMON CREEK MOD AND THEN IT SMOOTHED OUT AKFSS
JNU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV JNU113014-JNULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1800Reported at 18:00 UTC.FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT 130-035 /MOD 035Turbulence: light 13,000–3,500 ft / moderate 035.RM DURD RY26 TRDWL TO LEMON …Remarks.Show raw report
JNU UA /OV JNU /TM 1749 /FLUNKN /TP B190 /RM ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT RECOMMEND CHANNEL BECAUSE OF TURBULENCE JNU TWR AKFSS
JNU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV JNULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1749Reported at 17:49 UTC.FLUNKNAltitude unknown.TP B190Aircraft type reporting.RM ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT RECOM…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at TKE
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAOH reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 9,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/W
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily DALGT local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- IATA
- TKE
- FAA LID
- TKE
- City
- Tenakee Springs
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 0 ft
- Coordinates
- 57.7797, -135.2180
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 10,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAOH
- TAF
- Nearest PAJN
- Time zone
- America/Sitka
- Sunset in
- 1h 38m
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Pilot PIREPs for Tenakee Seaplane Base (TKE)
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