Golden North Airfield (15AK) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAIN), 15AK has no current flight category, but is reporting with calm winds, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Golden North Airfield in Cantwell, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAIN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Golden North Airfield (15AK) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cantwell, AK at a field elevation of 2,250 ft. 15AK has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAIN, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 2,095 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PATK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAIN, 21.7 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature -8°C (18°F), altimeter 30.37 inHg.
METAR PAIN 281056Z AUTO 00000KT CLR M08/M09 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP318 T10781089 PWINO FZRANO TSNO $
What changed at PAIN (nearest station)?
Since the 0956Z (1:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0956Z (1:56 AM AKDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 15AK
Based on the nearest station (PAIN), 15AK has no current flight category, but is reporting with calm winds, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -500 ft (field elevation 2,250 ft). 15AK does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PATK, about 72 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | 2,095 ft | GRAVEL-F | - | - |
| 20 | 2,095 ft | GRAVEL-F | - | - |
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15AK 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 02/202,095 × 40 ft · GRAVEL-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 15AKWind
- 02
- no steady wind
- 20
- no steady wind
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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→0 kt, ceiling 900 ft → unlimited.
15AK weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 15AK
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAIN reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 32 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: LIFR → IFR
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 02
- 62%
- 20
- 38%
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Live crosswind meter
15AK has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAIN, 22 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
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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
- 15AK
- City
- Cantwell
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,250 ft
- Coordinates
- 63.3720, -148.8469
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,095 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAIN
- TAF
- Nearest PATK
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 14h 45m
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Pilot PIREPs for Golden North Airfield (15AK)
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