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US-6909 Weather Trapper Creek Airport

Trapper Creek, AlaskaElevation 359 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: PATK · 4 NM E · 26 min old
Ceiling 700 ft, visibility 1 3/4 SM, mist.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · PATK
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
1 3/4 SM
2.8 km
CEILING
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 calm, visibility 2.5 SM, temperature 1.7C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon widespread rain showers, high near 37F, low near 32F, 92% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Widespread Rain Showers 37/32 NE 4 kt – 92%
Monday Light Rain 38/28 S 9 kt 17 kt 78%
Tuesday Mostly Sunny 38/25 N 4 kt – 4%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain And Snow 36/32 N 4 kt – 51%
Thursday Rain And Snow Likely 36/33 0 kt – 82%
Friday Rain And Snow 36/31 NE 4 kt – 82%
Saturday Rain And Snow Likely 36/30 0 kt – 59%

Source: National Weather Service (office AER). Forecast issued 2300Z.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for US-6909. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
359 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0214Z 6:14 PM
Sunrise
1716Z 9:16 AM
Loggable night
0302Z (7:02 PM local) → 1629Z (8:29 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0214Z (6:14 PM local) → 1716Z (9:16 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0314Z (7:14 PM local) → 1616Z (8:16 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

Trapper Creek Airport is in Trapper Creek, Alaska. Field elevation 359 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-6909
RegionAlaska
CountryUnited States
Coordinates62.3108, -150.2317
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-6909 traffic patterns

2026-07-05 to 2026-07-21, 3 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.7
AVG OPS/DAY
1.3
Activity trend over 3 days: falling, from 2 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (3 days)

Busiest day: Sun · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 50%Piston single 50%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›EC30 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›UNKN (Piston single) · ~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-6909 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: PATK (4 NM E, IFR).

PATK Talkeetna Airport
4 NM E
IFR
PAWS Wasilla Airport
48 NM SE
VFR
PAAQ Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport
54 NM SE
VFR
PABV Birchwood Airport
57 NM S
VFR
PAED Elmendorf Air Force Base
65 NM S
MVFR
PAFR Bryant Army Airfield
65 NM S
MVFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-6909 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-6909 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-6909. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-6909 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-6909. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-6909?
US-6909 sits at 359 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-6909?
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.