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US-6911 Weather Upper Susitna Shooters Airport

Talkeetna, AlaskaElevation 301 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: PATK · 15 NM N · 34 min old
Ceiling 2,300 ft, visibility 10 SM.
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
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
2,300 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 10 SM, temperature 4C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon slight chance light rain, high near 42F, low near 28F, 15% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Slight Chance Light Rain 42/28 S 4 kt – 15%
Tuesday Patchy Freezing Fog then Mostly Sunny 39/24 N 4 kt – 2%
Wednesday Sunny 37/31 0 kt – 86%
Thursday Rain And Snow 38/32 NE 4 kt – 92%
Friday Light Rain 40/30 NE 4 kt – 92%
Saturday Rain And Snow Likely 38/26 0 kt – 56%
Sunday Chance Light Snow 36/26 0 kt – 33%

Source: National Weather Service (office AER). Forecast issued 0152Z.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for US-6911. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
301 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0211Z 6:11 PM
Sunrise
1717Z 9:17 AM
Loggable night
0259Z (6:59 PM local) → 1630Z (8:30 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0211Z (6:11 PM local) → 1717Z (9:17 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0311Z (7:11 PM local) → 1617Z (8:17 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

Upper Susitna Shooters Airport is in Talkeetna, Alaska. Field elevation 301 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-6911
RegionAlaska
CountryUnited States
Coordinates62.0694, -150.0458
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-6911 traffic patterns

2026-09-01 to 2026-09-01, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-25

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX
Turboprop 100%

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›DH2T (Turboprop) · ~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-6911 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: PATK (15 NM N, MVFR).

PATK Talkeetna Airport
15 NM N
MVFR
PAWS Wasilla Airport
33 NM SE
VFR
PAAQ Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport
39 NM SE
VFR
PABV Birchwood Airport
42 NM S
VFR
PAFR Bryant Army Airfield
49 NM S
VFR
PAED Elmendorf Air Force Base
50 NM S
MVFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-6911 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-6911 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-6911. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-6911 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-6911. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-6911?
US-6911 sits at 301 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-6911?
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.