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Lowell Field (00AK) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 9:53 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAHO), 00AK is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Lowell Field in Anchor Point, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAHO): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Lowell Field (00AK) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Anchor Point, AK at a field elevation of 252 ft. 00AK has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAHO, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAHO.

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VFR
Observed 1753Z (9:53 AM AKDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAHO, 19.3 nm away.

Wind
040° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.33"
Temp / Dew
29°F / -2°C
feels like 26°F

Wind from the northeast (040°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 600 ft, temperature -2°C (29°F), altimeter 30.33 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR PAHO 281753Z 04003KT 10SM SCT006 M02/M02 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP271 I1000 I6000 T10171022 10000 21022 58012

Current pilot readout for 00AK

Based on the nearest station (PAHO), 00AK is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -2,200 ft (field elevation 252 ft). 00AK does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAHO, about 19 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
NFAV2 kt head2 kt right
S2 kt head2 kt right

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00AK weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 00AK

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1833Z (10:33 AM AKDT) · 98 NM NE of 00AK · during climb · B763
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ANC UA /OV TED350010/TM 1833/FL075/TP B763/SK TOPS 002, VMC ABV/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED350010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1833Reported at 18:33 UTC.
FL075Altitude: 7,500 ft MSL.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 002, VMC ABVSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1814Z (10:14 AM AKDT) · 43 NM N of 00AK · during climb · C208
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ENA UA /OV ENA/TM 1814/FL030/TP C208/SK CLR/WX VMC/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC. ZAN
ENA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ENALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1814Reported at 18:14 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX VMCWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURC. ZANRemarks.
PIREP1801Z (10:01 AM AKDT) · 94 NM NE of 00AK · 600 ft MSL · AS50
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MRI UA /OV MRI/TM 1801/FL006/TP AS50/SK TOPS002/TB NEG/IC NEG
MRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MRILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1801Reported at 18:01 UTC.
FL006Altitude: 600 ft MSL.
TP AS50Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1748Z (9:48 AM AKDT) · 89 NM NE of 00AK · 400 ft MSL · B747
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ANC UA /OV TED25002/TM 1748/FL004/TP B747/SK TOPS 350FT NO BASE
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED25002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1748Reported at 17:48 UTC.
FL004Altitude: 400 ft MSL.
TP B747Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 350FT NO BASESky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1742Z (9:42 AM AKDT) · 82 NM NE of 00AK · 2,000 ft MSL · B744
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PANC UA /OV TED253015/TM 1742/FL020/TP B744/WX 10SM/TB NEG/IC NEG
PANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED253015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1742Reported at 17:42 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP B744Aircraft type reporting.
WX 10SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1725Z (9:25 AM AKDT) · 53 NM N of 00AK · 4,000 ft MSL · C208
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ENA UA /OV 10N ENA/TM 1725/FL040/TP C208/SK CLR/TB NEG
ENA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10N ENALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1725Reported at 17:25 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1721Z (9:21 AM AKDT) · 99 NM NE of 00AK · during climb · B739
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ANC UA /OV TED020010/TM 1721/FL080/TP B739/SK VMC/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED020010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1721Reported at 17:21 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
SK VMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1715Z (9:15 AM AKDT) · 94 NM NE of 00AK · during climb · C208
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MRI UA /OV MRI/TM 1715/FLDURC/TP C208/SK SCT0-BKN002 TOPS007/WX FZFG
MRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MRILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1715Reported at 17:15 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT0-BKN002 TOPS007Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FZFGWeather and flight visibility observed.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 00AK

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 2%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/17 kt
Max gust: 25 kt
Lowest ceiling: 800 ft
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

N/S
100%

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Lowell Field (00AK)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
00AK
City
Anchor Point
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Elevation
252 ft
Coordinates
59.9477, -151.6925
Runways
2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station PAHO
TAF
Nearest PAHO
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Sunset in
7h 48m

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Pilot PIREPs for Lowell Field (00AK)

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