US-12910

Painter Creek Airport

Painter Creek Lodge, AlaskaElevation 424 ftSmall airport
SUPPLEMENTAL
N/A
Nearest NWS station (nearest NWS station): 8°C · wind 230@3. Supplemental, not an aviation observation.
SUPPLEMENTAL · nearest NWS station
WIND
230@3
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
TEMP
8°C
NWS station
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 230° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 8C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests monday scattered rain showers, high near 57F, low near 46F, 47% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Monday: Scattered Rain Showers. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Monday Scattered Rain Showers 57/46 W 9 kt 47% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Tuesday Partly Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers 66/46 N 4 kt 16%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 69/45 NW 9 kt 5%
Thursday Sunny 70/45 W 4 kt 2%
Friday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 73/46 S 9 kt 36%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 70/49 SE 4 kt 36%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 70 S 4 kt 30%

Source: National Weather Service (office ALU). Forecast issued 0854Z.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for US-12910. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
424 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0655Z 10:55 PM
Sunrise
1417Z 6:17 AM
Loggable night
0749Z (11:49 PM local) → 1324Z (5:24 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0655Z (10:55 PM local) → 1417Z (6:17 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0755Z (11:55 PM local) → 1317Z (5:17 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Painter Creek Airport is in Painter Creek Lodge, Alaska. Field elevation 424 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-12910
RegionAlaska
CountryUnited States
Coordinates57.1556, -157.4098
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Nearby airports

FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-12910 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-12910. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-12910 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-12910. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-12910?
US-12910 sits at 424 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-12910?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
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