METAR & TAF AK8
AK8 does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: PATK (TALKEETNA) · 0.8 NM away. Conditions at AK8 may differ.
METAR · PATK
Observed 06:53Z
PATK 270653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN085 OVC100 16/12 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP081 T01610122 TSNO $
- Wind
- 000° @ 0 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 16°C / 12°C
- Altimeter
- 29.76 inHg
- Clouds
- OVC
- Density alt
- 814 ft
- Ceiling
- 8,500 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 SE
- VFR sectional
- ANCHORAGE
- ARTCC
- ZAN · ANCHORAGE
- NOTAM facility
- TKA (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- DON LEE
- Phone
- 907-355-1067
- Address
- P.O. BOX 139, TALKEETNA AK 99676
Flight service · Hours
- FSS TKA
- TALKEETNA907-733-22771-800-478-7150
- Attendance
- ALL
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
- 100LL
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Not published
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
- ALL TRAFFIC REMAIN EAST OF SPB & OVER THE LAKE.
- ALL TRAFFIC MUST USE CTAF 123.6.
- WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
- PUBLIC DOCKS LOCATED AT NORTH WEST END OF LAKE, NOT AT THE FLIGHT SCHOOL
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · AK8
Answer card- ICAO
- AK8
- Name
- CHRISTIANSEN LAKE
- Location
- TALKEETNA, ALASKA
- Elevation
- 400 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,400 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
- –
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 000° at 0 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
Christiansen Lake (AK8) is in Talkeetna, Alaska at 400 ft MSL. This is a non-towered lake strip with no runways listed in the facts, so plan on operating to the published lake traffic flow and verify current conditions before departure. No ILS approaches are published. CTAF is 123.6, which is the frequency all traffic must use here.
The pattern altitude is not published. Use the standard 1,000 ft AGL pattern only if that matches current local practice and the current Chart Supplement does not say otherwise. The published remarks matter here. Traffic must stay east of SPB and over the lake. Public docks are at the northwest end of the lake. They are not at the flight school. That is useful to know if you are arriving by water or coordinating ground access.
There are no on-field FBOs listed. If you need fuel or local handling, contact the airport operator or the FBO directly by phone before you go. A weather camera is available online, which can help with a quick look at lake and surface conditions. For anything not covered here, check the current FAA Chart Supplement before flying in.