METAR & TAF 6AK
6AK does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: PAFS (NIKOLAI) · 72.2 NM away. Conditions at 6AK may differ.
METAR · PAFS
Observed 00:01Z
PAFS 070001Z AUTO 26010G15KT 230V290 10SM CLR 21/M03 A2948
- Wind
- 260° @ 10G15 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 21°C / -3°C
- Altimeter
- 29.48 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 3,622 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 2 NM E
- VFR sectional
- MC GRATH
- ARTCC
- ZAN · ANCHORAGE
- NOTAM facility
- ENA (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- STATE OF ALASKA DNR
- Phone
- 907-269-8400
- Address
- 550 W 7TH AVE STE 900C, ANCHORAGE AK 99501
Flight service · Hours
- FSS ENA
- KENAI907-283-72111-866-864-1737
- Attendance
- MAY-SEPT · DAYLIGHT
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY —
| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Not published
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Wind indicator
- Yes
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR USE.
- RWY WINTER MAINT NA.
- ALL OPS ANNC INTENTIONS - CTAF.
- WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
- HORSES ON & INVOF RWY.
Runway surface & condition
- 11/29DOGLEGS NE NEAR RWY 11 THR. MIDDLE PTN SOFT & SLIPPERY. MULT TRAILS X RWY.
- 11/2925 FT WIDE DIRT PATH; 5 FT BRUSH BOTH SIDES.
Approach & departure obstructions
- 11CONST MTRLS ADJ TO THR EDGE S SIDE.
Other notes
- MANAGERSTEVE PERRIN
- 11/29RUTS & DIPS ENTIRE LEN; LRG BOULDERS PROTRUDE SFC 3-6 IN; SOFT DURG ICE BREAKUP & RAIN.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · 6AK
Answer card- ICAO
- 6AK
- Name
- RAINY PASS LODGE
- Location
- RAINY PASS, ALASKA
- Elevation
- 1,900 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 2,900 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 0
- Longest runway
- –
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 1
- Magnetic variation
- 24°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 260° at 10 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
Rainy Pass Lodge Airport sits in Rainy Pass, Alaska. Field elevation is 1,900 ft MSL. The airport is not towered. CTAF is 122.9. No ILS approaches are published. The runway listing shows one dirt strip, runway 11/29, with a published length issue because the facts do not give a measured runway length. Treat this as a rough backcountry surface. Do not plan on a normal paved strip.
The published remarks matter here. The runway is described as a 25-foot-wide dirt path with brush on both sides. There are doglegs near the northeast end by runway 11. The middle portion is soft and slippery. Ruts, dips and large boulders are reported along the full length. Horses are on and near the runway. Winter maintenance is not available. A visual inspection before use is recommended. All operations should announce intentions on CTAF.
Pattern altitude is not published. Use standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston operations unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. The field has no on-field FBOs listed. Check with the airport operator or the FBO directly by phone before planning fuel or services. For a first-time arrival, the big items are surface condition, wildlife and the lack of winter maintenance. The weather camera mentioned in the remarks can help with a preflight look. It does not replace an on-site inspection.