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US-2848

Yahtse River Airport

Yakutat, AlaskaSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: PAYA · 54 NM SE · 10 min old
Ceiling 200 ft, visibility 1/4 SM, fog.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · PAYA
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
1/4 SM
0.4 km
CEILING
200 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Dense Fog AdvisoryModerate · Expected · Likely
10 0830Z to 10 1800Z
City and Borough of Yakutat; Petersburg Borough
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...City and Borough of Yakutat and Petersburg Borough. * WHEN...Until 10 AM AKDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make travel conditions hazardous.
If traveling, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

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 calm, visibility 0.2 SM, temperature 7C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests thursday sunny, high near 61F, low near 47F, 2% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Thursday Sunny 61/47 N 4 kt – 2%
Friday Sunny 61/47 NE 4 kt – 0%
Saturday Mostly Sunny 59/46 0 kt – 0%
Sunday Mostly Sunny 60/47 0 kt – 0%
Monday Mostly Cloudy 58/46 0 kt – 20%
Tuesday Chance Rain Showers 57/47 0 kt – 43%
Wednesday Chance Rain Showers 57 NE 4 kt – 52%

Source: National Weather Service (office AJK). Forecast issued 0903Z.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for US-2848. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0404Z 8:04 PM
Sunrise
1441Z 6:41 AM
Loggable night
0447Z (8:47 PM local) → 1358Z (5:58 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0404Z (8:04 PM local) → 1441Z (6:41 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0504Z (9:04 PM local) → 1341Z (5:41 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

Yahtse River Airport is in Yakutat, Alaska. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-2848
RegionAlaska
CountryUnited States
Coordinates59.9130, -141.2615
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

US-2848 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: PAYA (54 NM SE, LIFR).

PAYA Yakutat Airport
54 NM SE
LIFR
CYDB Burwash Airport
109 NM NE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-2848 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-2848 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-2848. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-2848 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-2848. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-2848?
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.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.