US-2873 Weather Greatland Airport

Sterling, AlaskaSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: PASX · 9 NM SW · 3 min old
Ceiling 1,300 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · PASX
WIND
240@6
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
1,300 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
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 210° at 6 kt, visibility 7 SM, temperature 7C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon isolated rain showers, high near 45F, low near 33F, 19% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Isolated Rain Showers 45/33 S 4 kt – 19%
Monday Mostly Sunny 48/32 SW 13 kt 22 kt 9%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 41/29 NE 4 kt – 1%
Wednesday Partly Sunny then Chance Light Snow 44/35 0 kt – 42%
Thursday Chance Light Rain 44/36 0 kt – 65%
Friday Light Rain Likely 45/33 SE 4 kt – 65%
Saturday Slight Chance Rain And Snow 44/32 SE 4 kt – 30%

Source: National Weather Service (office AER). Forecast issued 2259Z.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for US-2873. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0223Z 6:23 PM
Sunrise
1711Z 9:11 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
0223Z (6:23 PM local) → 1711Z (9:11 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0323Z (7:23 PM local) → 1611Z (8:11 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

Greatland Airport is in Sterling, Alaska. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-2873
RegionAlaska
CountryUnited States
Coordinates60.5333, -150.7687
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-2873 traffic patterns

2026-07-26 to 2026-07-26, 1 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: Sun · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C180 (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-2873 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: PASX (9 NM SW, MVFR).

FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-2873 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-2873. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-2873 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-2873. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-2873?
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.