US-2897 Weather Theodore River Airport

Theodore River, AlaskaSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: PANC · 25 NM E · 47 min old
Ceiling 2,600 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · PANC
WIND
160@5
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
2,600 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 200° at 5 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 5.6C. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy then chance light rain, low near 36F, 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 Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain 36 S 17 kt 26 kt 31% Strong winds in the forecast
Monday Mostly Sunny 46/33 SW 17 kt 26 kt 10%
Tuesday Mostly Sunny 41/30 N 4 kt – 2%
Wednesday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Snow 41/35 NE 4 kt – 53%
Thursday Rain And Snow Likely 42/37 NE 4 kt – 76%
Friday Light Rain 44/37 SE 9 kt – 76%
Saturday Chance Rain And Snow 42/35 SE 4 kt – 50%
Sunday Chance Rain And Snow 40 NE 4 kt – 34%

Source: National Weather Service (office AER). Forecast issued 0350Z.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for US-2897. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0221Z 6:21 PM
Sunrise
1714Z 9:14 AM
Loggable night
0307Z (7:07 PM local) → 1629Z (8:29 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0221Z (6:21 PM local) → 1714Z (9:14 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0321Z (7:21 PM local) → 1614Z (8:14 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

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

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-2897
RegionAlaska
CountryUnited States
Coordinates61.2333, -150.8472
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-2897 traffic patterns

2026-09-01 to 2026-09-26, 4 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Activity trend over 4 days: flat, from 1 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (4 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›PA18 (Piston single) · ~0 landings/mo
›T206 (Turboprop) · ~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-2897 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: PANC (25 NM E, MVFR).

FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-2897 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-2897. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-2897 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-2897. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
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