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Rustic Wilderness Airport (02AK) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:56 PM AKDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (PAWS), 02AK is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Rustic Wilderness Airport in Willow, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAWS): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Rustic Wilderness Airport (02AK) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Willow, AK at a field elevation of 190 ft. 02AK has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAWS, about 24 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PATK.

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VFR
Observed 0256Z (6:56 PM AKDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAWS, 24.2 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.47"
Temp / Dew
32°F / 0°C
dew 30°F / -1°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 0°C (32°F), altimeter 30.47 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR PAWS 280256Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 00/M01 A3047 RMK AO2 SLP293 T00001011 55001 FZRANO $

What changed at PAWS (nearest station)?

Since the 0156Z (5:56 PM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0156Z (5:56 PM AKDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 02AK

Based on the nearest station (PAWS), 02AK is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -2,250 ft (field elevation 190 ft). 02AK does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PATK, about 27 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
15--
33--

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02AK 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.

  • Runway 15/33
    2,200 × 45 ft · GRVL
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 02AK
    Wind
    15
    no steady wind
    33
    no steady wind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061203Z15Z02Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

02AK 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 02AK

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

PIREP0255Z (6:55 PM AKDT) · 8 NM S of 02AK · 2,500 ft MSL · PA18
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LHD UA /OV TKA-LHD /TM 0255 /FL025 /TP PA18 /SK SKC /WX FV99SM /RM AKFSS
LHD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TKA-LHDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0255Reported at 02:55 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP PA18Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FV99SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM AKFSSRemarks.
PIREP2222Z (2:22 PM AKDT) · 42 NM S of 02AK · 34,000 ft MSL · B777
moderate turbulence
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ANC UA /OV 44550N 16539E/TM 2222/FL340/TP B777/TB MOD/RM ENTERED BY ZOA FDCS
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 44550N 16539ELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2222Reported at 22:22 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B777Aircraft type reporting.
TB MODTurbulence: moderate.
RM ENTERED BY ZOA FDCSRemarks.
PIREP2147Z (1:47 PM AKDT) · 88 NM S of 02AK · during climb · C208
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SXQ UA /OV SXQ/TM 2147/FL011/TP C208/SK OVC 011/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC. ZAN
SXQ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SXQLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2147Reported at 21:47 UTC.
FL011Altitude: 1,100 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC 011Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURC. ZANRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 02AK

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAWS reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/4 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 84%MVFR 11%IFR 2%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 18

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

33
94%
15
6%

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Live crosswind meter

02AK has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAWS, 24 nm away.

N1533wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Gravel · 2,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Rustic Wilderness Airport (02AK)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
02AK
City
Willow
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Elevation
190 ft
Coordinates
61.8769, -150.0976
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station PAWS
TAF
Nearest PATK
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Next sunset
22h 57m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Rustic Wilderness Airport (02AK)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Rustic Wilderness Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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