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US-2894 Weather Point Mackenzie Substation North Airstrip

Point Mackenzie, AlaskaSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: PANC · 5 NM S · 5 min old
Ceiling 3,100 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · PANC
WIND
140@6
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
3,100 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 170° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 6.1C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight isolated rain showers then chance light rain, low near 34F, 31% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Tonight: winds up to 26 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Isolated Rain Showers then Chance Light Rain 34 S 13 kt 26 kt 31% Strong winds in the forecast
Monday Slight Chance Light Rain then Partly Sunny 47/32 S 13 kt 26 kt 20%
Tuesday Mostly Sunny 39/30 N 4 kt – 1%
Wednesday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain And Snow 41/34 N 4 kt – 33%
Thursday Chance Rain And Snow 41/35 NE 4 kt – 67%
Friday Light Rain Likely 44/35 SE 9 kt – 67%
Saturday Chance Rain And Snow 42/33 E 4 kt – 36%
Sunday Chance Rain And Snow 38 NE 4 kt – 29%

Source: National Weather Service (office AER). Forecast issued 0258Z.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for US-2894. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0218Z 6:18 PM
Sunrise
1711Z 9:11 AM
Loggable night
0303Z (7:03 PM local) → 1625Z (8:25 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0218Z (6:18 PM local) → 1711Z (9:11 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0318Z (7:18 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

Point Mackenzie Substation North Airstrip is in Point Mackenzie, Alaska. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-2894
RegionAlaska
CountryUnited States
Coordinates61.2657, -150.0247
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-2894 traffic patterns

2026-06-18 to 2026-07-05, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
1.5
Activity trend over 2 days: falling, from 2 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX
Piston single 50%Unknown 50%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C207 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›T206 (Unknown) · ~1 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-2894 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: PANC (5 NM S, VFR).

PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
5 NM S
VFR
PAMR Merrill Field
6 NM SE
VFR
PAED Elmendorf Air Force Base
6 NM E
MVFR
PAFR Bryant Army Airfield
11 NM E
VFR
PABV Birchwood Airport
17 NM NE
VFR
PAWS Wasilla Airport
23 NM NE
MVFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-2894 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-2894 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-2894. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-2894 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-2894. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-2894?
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