METAR & TAF Z48
Z48 does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: PAMC (MC GRATH) · 39.9 NM away. Conditions at Z48 may differ.
METAR · PAMC
Observed 05:53Z
PAMC 280553Z AUTO 22008G15KT 10SM -RA SCT036 OVC060 12/10 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP135 P0002 60032 T01170100 10128 20117 51016 TSNO $
- Wind
- 220° @ 8G15 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 12°C / 10°C
- Altimeter
- 29.92 inHg
- Clouds
- OVC
- Density alt
- 558 ft
- Ceiling
- 6,000 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
- 3 NM W
- VFR sectional
- MC GRATH
- ARTCC
- ZAN · ANCHORAGE
- NOTAM facility
- ENA (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
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
- No
- 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
- UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR USE.
- MOOSE INVOF RWY.
Runway surface & condition
- 15/33LND RWY 15; TKOF RWY 33. E SIDE USED AS ROAD; 5 IN RUTS. S END DOGLEGS TO E.
- 15/33ADDNL 17 FT EITHER SIDE HAS BRUSH & SOFT SFC.
Approach & departure obstructions
- 1561 FT TREES BOTH ENDS DCR USBL LEN.
- 3361 FT TREES BOTH ENDS DCR USBL LEN.
Other notes
- ESTABD PRIOR TO 1959.
- 15/338 FT TREES & 4 FT GRASS ALG UNDULATING SFC.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · Z48
Answer card- ICAO
- Z48
- Name
- BEAR CREEK 3
- Location
- BEAR CREEK, ALASKA
- Elevation
- 740 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,740 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
- 23°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 220° at 8 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
BEAR CREEK 3 sits in Bear Creek, Alaska at 740 ft MSL. This is an unmaintained field, so plan on a careful visual inspection before use. There are no published runways in the data here, but the remarks describe a landing area used as runway 15 and a departure direction off runway 33. The field has no control tower. CTAF is 122.9. No ILS approaches are published.
Pattern altitude is not published. For a light piston, use the standard 1,000 ft AGL unless the current FAA Chart Supplement says otherwise. The remarks also call out 61-foot trees at both ends that reduce usable length. Brush and soft surface extend along the sides. The east side is used as a road and has 5-inch ruts. The south end doglegs to the east. Moose are reported in the vicinity of the runway.
There are no on-field FBOs listed. If you need current field status, surface condition, or any local operating note before arrival, contact the airport operator directly. This is a place where a low pass and a good look matter before committing. The magnetic variation is 23°, so treat any local references to runway direction as magnetic unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise.