US-2866 Weather Whisper Lake Airport

Soldotna, AlaskaSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: PASX · 4 NM SW · More than 1 hour old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · PASX
WIND
220@4
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
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 220° at 4 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 7.8C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon mostly sunny, high near 44F, low near 33F, 9% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Mostly Sunny 44/33 S 4 kt – 9%
Monday Mostly Sunny 48/33 SW 13 kt 22 kt 9%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 41/29 NE 4 kt – 2%
Wednesday Partly Sunny then Chance Rain And Snow 43/34 0 kt – 45%
Thursday Chance Light Rain 43/36 0 kt – 64%
Friday Light Rain Likely 44/32 SE 9 kt – 64%
Saturday Chance Rain And Snow 43/31 SE 4 kt – 30%

Source: National Weather Service (office AER). Forecast issued 0157Z.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for US-2866. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0224Z 6:24 PM
Sunrise
1712Z 9:12 AM
Loggable night
0308Z (7:08 PM local) → 1627Z (8:27 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0224Z (6:24 PM local) → 1712Z (9:12 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0324Z (7:24 PM local) → 1612Z (8:12 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

Whisper Lake Airport is in Soldotna, Alaska. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-2866
RegionAlaska
CountryUnited States
Coordinates60.5141, -150.9169
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-2866 traffic patterns

2026-07-27 to 2026-08-31, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX
Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›PA18 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›C185 (Piston single) · ~0 landings/mo
Data limitations (4)
›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.
›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.
›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.
›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.
NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

US-2866 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: PASX (4 NM SW, VFR).

FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-2866 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-2866. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-2866 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-2866. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-2866?
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.