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US-6918 Weather Otter Trail Airport

Sterling, AlaskaElevation 202 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: PASX · 10 NM SW · 59 min 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 partly sunny, high near 45F, low near 34F, 9% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Partly Sunny 45/34 S 4 kt – 9%
Monday Mostly Sunny 48/32 SW 13 kt 22 kt 9%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 41/29 N 4 kt – 1%
Wednesday Partly Sunny then Chance Light Snow 44/34 0 kt – 40%
Thursday Chance Light Rain 44/36 NE 4 kt – 65%
Friday Light Rain Likely 46/33 SE 4 kt – 65%
Saturday Slight Chance Rain And Snow 44/32 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-6918. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
202 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

Otter Trail Airport is in Sterling, Alaska. Field elevation 202 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-6918
RegionAlaska
CountryUnited States
Coordinates60.5550, -150.7320
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-6918 traffic patterns

2026-06-18 to 2026-09-10, 3 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
2
AVG OPS/DAY
3
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX
Turboprop 71%Airliner 21%Unknown 5%Piston single 2%

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AT8T (Turboprop) · ~30 landings/mo
›DH8D (Airliner) · ~9 landings/mo
›BK17 (Unknown) · ~1 landings/mo
›C185 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›UNKN (Unknown) · ~1 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly turboprop aircraft.

›AT8T (Turboprop)
›DH8D (Airliner)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

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-6918 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: PASX (10 NM SW, VFR).

PASX Soldotna Airport
10 NM SW
VFR
PAEN Kenai Municipal Airport
15 NM W
VFR
PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
43 NM NE
IFR
PAWD Seward Airport
47 NM SE
VFR
PAMR Merrill Field
47 NM NE
MVFR
PAED Elmendorf Air Force Base
50 NM NE
MVFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-6918 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-6918 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-6918. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-6918 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-6918. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-6918?
US-6918 sits at 202 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-6918?
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.