Tanacross Airport (TSG) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PFTO), TSG is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Tanacross Airport in Tanacross, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PFTO): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Tanacross Airport (TSG) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Tanacross, AK at a field elevation of 1,559 ft. TSG has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PFTO, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (06/24, 12/30), the longest 4,963 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAOR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PFTO, 10.6 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -4°C (24°F), altimeter 30.29 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR PFTO 281956Z AUTO 11008KT 10SM CLR M04/M06 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP765 T10441061 FZRANO
Current pilot readout for TSG
Based on the nearest station (PFTO), TSG is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (06, 12). Density altitude is approximately -850 ft (field elevation 1,559 ft). TSG does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAOR, about 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06FAV | 4,963 ft | ASPH-P | 7 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 12 | 4,871 ft | ASPH-P | 6 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 30 | 4,871 ft | ASPH-P | 6 kt tail | 5 kt right |
| 24 | 4,963 ft | ASPH-P | 7 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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TSG runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 06/244,963 × 150 ft · ASPH-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at TSGWind
- 06
- 7 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 24
- 7 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 12/304,871 × 150 ft · ASPH-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at TSGWind
- 12
- 6 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 30
- 6 kt tailwind · 5 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.
TSG weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 TSG
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ORT UA /OV ORT145045/TM 1831/FL330/TP B748/TB MOD/RM ZAN
ORT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ORT145045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1831Reported at 18:31 UTC.FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.TP B748Aircraft type reporting.TB MODTurbulence: moderate.RM ZANRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at TSG
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 06
- 35%
- 30
- 26%
- 24
- 21%
- 12
- 18%
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Live crosswind meter
TSG has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PFTO, 11 nm away.
Wind is 22° off runway 06, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 06/24, 12/30 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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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
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- IATA
- TSG
- FAA LID
- TSG
- City
- Tanacross
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,559 ft
- Coordinates
- 63.3744, -143.3360
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,963 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PFTO
- TAF
- Nearest PAOR
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Sunset in
- 4h 59m
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Pilot PIREPs for Tanacross Airport (TSG)
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