Katmai Lodge Airport (00AN) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAIG), 00AN is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Katmai Lodge Airport in King Salmon, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAIG): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Katmai Lodge Airport (00AN) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around King Salmon, AK at a field elevation of 80 ft. 00AN has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAIG, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 4,517 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAKN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAIG, 22 nm away.
Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 3°C (38°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR PAIG 281656Z AUTO 07006KT 10SM CLR 03/03 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP198 T00330033
What changed at PAIG (nearest station)?
Since the 1556Z (7:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.12 → 30.09 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 00AN
Based on the nearest station (PAIG), 00AN is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (03). Density altitude is approximately -1,500 ft (field elevation 80 ft). 00AN does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAKN, about 26 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03FAV | 4,517 ft | GVL | 5 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 21 | 4,517 ft | GVL | 5 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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00AN runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 03/214,517 × 60 ft · GVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at 00ANWind
- 03
- 5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 5 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→6 kt, ceiling 1,000 ft → unlimited.
00AN weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 00AN
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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AKN UA /OV PAKN/TM 1650/FL030/TP B190/TB LGT ABV SFC/IC NEG
AKN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PAKNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1650Reported at 16:50 UTC.FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.TP B190Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT ABV SFCTurbulence: light abv sfc.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
DLG UA /OV DLG/TM 1545/FL011/TP B190/SK OVC011/TB LGT BLO 011/IC NEG/RM DURD RNAVZ19/ ZAN
DLG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DLGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1545Reported at 15:45 UTC.FL011Altitude: 1,100 ft MSL.TP B190Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC011Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB LGT BLO 011Turbulence: light blo 011.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM DURD RNAVZ19/ ZANRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 00AN
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAIG reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 33 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 21
- 56%
- 03
- 44%
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Live crosswind meter
00AN has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAIG, 22 nm away.
Wind is 28° off runway 03, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 03/21 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 00AN
- City
- King Salmon
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 80 ft
- Coordinates
- 59.0933, -156.4567
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,517 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAIG
- TAF
- Nearest PAKN
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 9h 13m
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Pilot PIREPs for Katmai Lodge Airport (00AN)
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