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US-2887 Weather Fire Tower Ridge Airstrip

Eagle River, AlaskaSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: PAFR · 5 NM S · 14 min old
Ceiling 3,700 ft, visibility 7 SM, rain.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · PAFR
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
7 SM
11.3 km
CEILING
3,700 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 30° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 3.3C. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon chance rain showers, high near 42F, low near 36F, 64% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Chance Rain Showers 42/36 NE 4 kt – 64%
Monday Chance Light Rain then Isolated Rain Showers 44/32 S 9 kt 17 kt 42%
Tuesday Mostly Sunny 40/30 N 4 kt – 0%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain 41/34 0 kt – 28%
Thursday Slight Chance Rain And Snow 42/35 E 4 kt – 63%
Friday Light Rain Likely 44/34 SE 4 kt – 63%
Saturday Chance Rain And Snow 41/31 E 4 kt – 31%

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

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for US-2887. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0216Z 6:16 PM
Sunrise
1710Z 9:10 AM
Loggable night
0302Z (7:02 PM local) → 1624Z (8:24 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0216Z (6:16 PM local) → 1710Z (9:10 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0316Z (7:16 PM local) → 1610Z (8:10 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

Fire Tower Ridge Airstrip is in Eagle River, Alaska. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-2887
RegionAlaska
CountryUnited States
Coordinates61.3537, -149.6473
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-2887 traffic patterns

2026-08-05 to 2026-10-23, 5 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
2
Activity trend over 2 days: falling, from 3 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX
Airliner 50%Helicopter 50%

Mostly airliner-class aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C30J (Airliner) · ~2 landings/mo
›H47 (Helicopter) · ~2 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly large aircraft.

›C30J (Airliner)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

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-2887 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: PAFR (5 NM S, VFR).

PAFR Bryant Army Airfield
5 NM S
VFR
PABV Birchwood Airport
6 NM NE
VFR
PAED Elmendorf Air Force Base
8 NM SW
VFR
PAMR Merrill Field
10 NM SW
VFR
PAWS Wasilla Airport
13 NM N
VFR
PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
14 NM SW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-2887 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-2887 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-2887. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-2887 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-2887. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-2887?
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.