US-3308 Weather Flight Bound Airstrip

Sterling, AlaskaElevation 216 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: PASX · 8 NM W · 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 · PASX
WIND
220@4
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 220° at 4 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 7.8C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon mostly sunny, high near 44F, low near 33F, 10% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Mostly Sunny 44/33 S 9 kt – 10%
Monday Mostly Sunny 48/32 SW 13 kt 22 kt 10%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 41/29 NE 4 kt – 1%
Wednesday Partly Sunny then Chance Light Snow 44/34 0 kt – 42%
Thursday Chance Rain And Snow 44/36 0 kt – 65%
Friday Light Rain Likely 45/32 SE 4 kt – 65%
Saturday Chance Rain And Snow 43/31 SE 4 kt – 30%

Source: National Weather Service (office AER). Forecast issued 0155Z.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for US-3308. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
216 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

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

Flight Bound Airstrip is in Sterling, Alaska. Field elevation 216 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-3308
RegionAlaska
CountryUnited States
Coordinates60.5220, -150.7867
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-3308 traffic patterns

2026-07-27 to 2026-08-30, 5 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
1.5
Activity trend over 4 days: falling, from 2 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (4 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX
Unknown 100%

Fleet composition unclear from available data.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›UNKN (Unknown) · ~4 landings/mo
›PA20 (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-3308 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: PASX (8 NM W, VFR).

FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-3308 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-3308. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-3308 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-3308. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-3308?
US-3308 sits at 216 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-3308?
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.