METAR & TAF KQA
KQA does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: PAUT (AKUTAN) · 6.2 NM away. Conditions at KQA may differ.
METAR · PAUT
Observed 20:55Z
PAUT 242055Z AUTO 29012KT SCT042 BKN160 13/11 A3048 RMK AO2 SLP282 T01330111 57001 PWINO FZRANO $
- Wind
- 290° @ 12 kt
- Visibility
- —
- Temp / Dew
- 13°C / 11°C
- Altimeter
- 30.48 inHg
- Clouds
- BKN
- Density alt
- -934 ft
- Ceiling
- 16,000 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
- 0 NM S
- VFR sectional
- DUTCH HARBOR
- ARTCC
- ZAN · ANCHORAGE
- NOTAM facility
- CDB (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- JOE BERESKIN
- Phone
- 907-698-2241
- Address
- CITY OF AKUTAN, 100 WINDY WAY, AKUTAN AK 99553
Flight service · Hours
- FSS CDB
- COLD BAY907-532-24661-800-478-7250
- 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 |
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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
- OPS AREA AKUTAN HARBOR; DRIFT WOOD & DEBRIS.
- DLY HEL SHUTTLE FM 7AK ARPT.
- SPB RAMP UNUSBL FOR SEAPLANE OPS ALL TIDES.
- LRG COBBLE ROCK BEACH OTR SIDE OF HARBOR UNSAT FOR FLOAT ACFT; FIRM & ACPTBL FOR LRG WHEELED AMPHIBIAN ACFT.
Other notes
- ALEUTIANS EAST BOROUGH
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KQA
Answer card- ICAO
- KQA
- Name
- AKUTAN
- Location
- AKUTAN, ALASKA
- Elevation
- 0 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,000 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
- 290° at 12 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
Akutan Airport (KQA) sits in Akutan, Alaska in the Aleutians East Borough. Field elevation is 0 ft MSL. No runways are listed in the facts, so plan on verifying the current setup with the airport operator before you go. There is no control tower. CTAF is 122.9.
No ILS approaches are published here. Pattern altitude is not published. Use standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston planning unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. The harbor environment matters here. Published remarks say the operations area is Akutan Harbor with drift wood and debris present. The seaplane base ramp is unusable for seaplane operations at all tides. A large cobble rock beach sits on the other side of the harbor. It is unsuitable for float aircraft. It is firm enough for large wheeled amphibian aircraft.
There are no on-field FBOs listed. A daily helicopter shuttle operates from 7AK Airport. If you are bringing a seaplane or amphibian, check the current Chart Supplement and call the airport operator before departure. This is a coastal Alaska field with harbor hazards. Treat surface conditions and debris as part of the preflight picture.