US-2885 Weather Swanson River Airport

Kenai, AlaskaSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: PAEN · 17 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 · PAEN
WIND
190@9
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 190° at 9 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 7.2C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon partly sunny, high near 43F, low near 33F, 7% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Monday: winds up to 26 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Partly Sunny 43/33 S 4 kt – 7%
Monday Mostly Sunny 48/33 SW 13 kt 26 kt 7% Strong winds in the forecast
Tuesday Partly Sunny 41/30 NE 4 kt – 2%
Wednesday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Snow 42/34 NE 4 kt – 46%
Thursday Chance Light Rain 42/36 0 kt – 68%
Friday Rain And Snow Likely 44/34 SE 4 kt – 68%
Saturday Chance Light Rain 43/32 SE 4 kt – 34%

Source: National Weather Service (office AER). Forecast issued 0154Z.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for US-2885. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0223Z 6:23 PM
Sunrise
1712Z 9:12 AM
Loggable night
0307Z (7:07 PM local) → 1627Z (8:27 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0223Z (6:23 PM local) → 1712Z (9:12 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0323Z (7:23 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

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

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-2885
RegionAlaska
CountryUnited States
Coordinates60.7527, -150.8043
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-2885 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: PAEN (17 NM SW, VFR).

FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-2885 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-2885. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-2885 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-2885. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-2885?
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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