METAR & TAF 8KA
8KA does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: PAFS (NIKOLAI) · 51.5 NM away. Conditions at 8KA may differ.
METAR · PAFS
Observed 23:01Z
PAFS 262301Z AUTO 05007KT 10SM SCT060 BKN080 24/10 A2974
- Wind
- 050° @ 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 24°C / 10°C
- Altimeter
- 29.74 inHg
- Clouds
- BKN
- Density alt
- 3,151 ft
- Ceiling
- 8,000 ft AGL
- 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
- 1 NM S
- VFR sectional
- MC GRATH
- ARTCC
- ZAN · ANCHORAGE
- NOTAM facility
- ENA (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- FIELD MANAGER
- Phone
- 907-267-1246
- Address
- 6881 ABBOT LOOP RD, ANCHORAGE AK 99507
Flight service · Hours
- FSS ENA
- KENAI907-283-72111-866-864-1737
- Attendance
- Unattended
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
- ALSO KNOWN AS RHON RIVER & SHORT CUT STRIP.
- CTN: WIND SHEER &/OR WIND DRCTN CHANGE; TWO MT INVOF ARPT.
- ARPT IDITAROD CK POINT; HVY FEB-MAR.
- WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
- PVT & UNMNTND.
Other notes
- ESTABD PRIOR TO 1959.
- RWY 24 WINDSOCK UNRELBL.
- 06/2410 IN SFC ROCKS; DIPS; UNEVEN GRADE.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · 8KA
Answer card- ICAO
- 8KA
- Name
- TATITNA
- Location
- TATITNA, ALASKA
- Elevation
- 1,490 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 2,490 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
- 050° at 7 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
TATITNA Airport (8KA) is in TATITNA, Alaska at 1,490 ft MSL. There are no published runways in the facts provided, so check the current FAA Chart Supplement and contact the airport operator before you plan a landing. This field is private and unmaintained. It is also known as Rhon River and Short Cut Strip.
There is no control tower. CTAF is 122.9. No ILS approaches are published. Pattern altitude is not published, so use standard traffic pattern judgment for a light piston only after you verify the current field status and surface condition. The published remarks call out wind shear or wind direction changes near the airport. Two mountains are in the vicinity. That matters here.
The remarks also say this is an Iditarod checkpoint. Expect heavy use in February through March. One note says the runway 24 windsock is unreliable. Another says the surface has ten inch rocks, dips and uneven grade on 06/24. Treat this as a rough strip and verify current conditions before you go. A weather camera is available from the FAA. If you are new to the field, get the latest status from the airport operator or the FBO directly by phone before departure.