Nunapitchuk Airport (16A) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 5:56 AM AKDT, Oct 27, 16A is currently MVFR with winds from 180° at 14 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,300 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Nunapitchuk Airport in Nunapitchuk, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Nunapitchuk Airport (16A) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Nunapitchuk, AK at a field elevation of 22 ft. 16A reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 3 physical runways (18/36, NE, SW), the longest 3,000 ft.
Wind from the south (180°) at 14 kt, gusting 20 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 1,300 ft, broken clouds at 1,800 ft, overcast at 3,600 ft, temperature 6°C (42°F), altimeter 30.30 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,300 ft.
METAR PPIT 271356Z AUTO 18014G20KT 10SM BKN013 BKN018 OVC036 06/05 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP262 T00560050
What changed at 16A?
Since the 1353Z (5:53 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
- Ceiling dropped from 3,600 ft to 1,300 ft.
Current pilot readout for 16A
16A is currently MVFR with winds from 180° at 14 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,300 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately -1,550 ft (field elevation 22 ft). 16A does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PABE, 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 2,420 ft | GRVL-G | 13 kt head | 4 kt left (g6) |
| 36 | 2,420 ft | GRVL-G | 13 kt tail | 4 kt right (g6) |
| NE | 3,000 ft | WATER | 14 kt tail | 0 kt |
| SW | 3,000 ft | WATER | 14 kt tail | 0 kt |
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16A runways
3 physical runways · 4 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 18/362,420 × 75 ft · GRVL-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 16AWind
- 18
- 13 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 13 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
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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 20→14 kt, ceiling 1,700 ft → 1,300 ft.
16A 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 16A
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, 16A reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 41 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 25 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 58%
- NE/SW
- 24%
- 36
- 18%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by 16A's own weather station.
Wind is 16° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
Gravel · 2,420 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PPIT
- IATA
- NUP
- FAA LID
- 16A
- City
- Nunapitchuk
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 22 ft
- Coordinates
- 60.9056, -162.4405
- Runways
- 3 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PABE
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Next sunset
- 12h 44m
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Pilot PIREPs for Nunapitchuk Airport (16A)
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