18 Meadows Aerodrome (18AA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:54 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAHN), 18AA is currently VFR with winds from 320° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near 18 Meadows Aerodrome in Haines, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAHN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
18 Meadows Aerodrome (18AA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Haines, AK at a field elevation of 89 ft. 18AA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAHN, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 1,663 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAHN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAHN, 11.3 nm away.
Wind from the northwest (320°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 30.44 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR PAHN 281154Z AUTO 32009KT 10SM CLR 06/M05 A3044 RMK AO2 SLP310 T00611050 10078 20044 51003 TSNO $
What changed at PAHN (nearest station)?
Since the 1054Z (2:54 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1054Z (2:54 AM AKDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 18AA
Based on the nearest station (PAHN), 18AA is currently VFR with winds from 320° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (26). Density altitude is approximately -1,600 ft (field elevation 89 ft). 18AA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAHN, about 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26FAV | 1,663 ft | Turf | 5 kt head | 8 kt right |
| 08 | 1,663 ft | Turf | 4 kt tail | 8 kt left |
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18AA 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 08/261,663 × 60 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 18AAWind
- 08
- 4 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
- 26
- 5 kt headwind · 8 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 10→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
18AA weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Recent aviation weather trends at 18AA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAHN reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 8,000 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 08
- 69%
- 26
- 31%
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Live crosswind meter
18AA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAHN, 11 nm away.
Wind is 60° off runway 26, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 08/26 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
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 18AA
- City
- Haines
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 89 ft
- Coordinates
- 59.3650, -135.8048
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,663 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAHN
- TAF
- Nearest PAHN
- Time zone
- America/Juneau
- Next sunset
- 13h 0m
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