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US-8201 Weather Kidder Airport

Kasilof, AlaskaElevation 59 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: PASX · 8 NM NE · 57 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 patchy fog, high near 45F, low near 39F, 6% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Monday: winds up to 30 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Patchy Fog 45/39 S 13 kt – 6%
Monday Mostly Sunny 47/35 SW 22 kt 30 kt 6% Strong winds in the forecast
Tuesday Partly Sunny 41/31 NE 9 kt – 2%
Wednesday Rain And Snow Likely 44/37 NE 4 kt – 59%
Thursday Light Rain Likely 45/38 NE 4 kt – 74%
Friday Light Rain Likely 46/37 SE 13 kt – 65%
Saturday Chance Light Rain 44/35 SE 9 kt – 29%

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

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for US-8201. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
59 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0226Z 6:26 PM
Sunrise
1713Z 9:13 AM
Loggable night
0310Z (7:10 PM local) → 1629Z (8:29 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0226Z (6:26 PM local) → 1713Z (9:13 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0326Z (7:26 PM local) → 1613Z (8:13 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

Kidder Airport is in Kasilof, Alaska. Field elevation 59 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-8201
RegionAlaska
CountryUnited States
Coordinates60.4190, -151.2793
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-8201 traffic patterns

2026-06-16 to 2026-09-10, 5 days observed · data 2026-10-23

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

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX
Unknown 43%Helicopter 29%Piston single 29%

Fleet composition unclear from available data.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AS50 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›C182 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›PA18 (Unknown) · ~1 landings/mo
›UNKN (Unknown) · ~1 landings/mo
›COUR (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-8201 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: PASX (8 NM NE, VFR).

PASX Soldotna Airport
8 NM NE
VFR
PAEN Kenai Municipal Airport
9 NM N
VFR
PAHO Homer Airport
47 NM S
VFR
PAWD Seward Airport
58 NM E
VFR
PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
59 NM NE
IFR
PASO Seldovia Airport
60 NM S
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-8201 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-8201 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-8201. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-8201 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-8201. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-8201?
US-8201 sits at 59 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-8201?
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.
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