Eva Creek Airport (2Z3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAIN), 2Z3 has no current flight category, but is reporting with variable winds at 4 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Eva Creek Airport in Eva Creek, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAIN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Eva Creek Airport (2Z3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Eva Creek, AK at a field elevation of 2,817 ft. 2Z3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAIN, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 950 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAFA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAIN, 18.6 nm away.
Wind variable at 4 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 0°C (32°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg.
METAR PAIN 281856Z AUTO VRB04KT CLR 00/M04 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP256 T00001039 PWINO FZRANO TSNO $
What changed at PAIN (nearest station)?
Since the 1756Z (9:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.22 → 30.19 inHg.
- Temperature up 4°C.
Current pilot readout for 2Z3
Based on the nearest station (PAIN), 2Z3 has no current flight category, but is reporting with variable winds at 4 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,350 ft (field elevation 2,817 ft). 2Z3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAFA, about 53 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 variable at 4 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | 950 ft | GRAVEL-P | - | - |
| 26 | 950 ft | GRAVEL-P | - | - |
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2Z3 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 08/26950 × 40 ft · GRAVEL-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at 2Z3Wind
- 08
- no steady wind
- 26
- 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→4 kt, ceiling 400 ft → unlimited.
2Z3 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 2Z3
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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FAI UA /OV PAFA /TM 1645 /FLUNKN /TP C208 /RM PC RPTD RAMP IS VERY NARROW, ICY AND KINDA TOUGH TO GET IN. AKFSS
FAI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PAFALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1645Reported at 16:45 UTC.FLUNKNAltitude unknown.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.RM PC RPTD RAMP IS VERY NARR…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 2Z3
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAIN reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 26 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The lowest ceiling was 400 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.
- 08
- 54%
- 26
- 46%
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Live crosswind meter
2Z3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAIN, 19 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 08/26 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near 2Z3
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near 2Z3.
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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
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 2Z3
- City
- Eva Creek
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,817 ft
- Coordinates
- 64.0420, -148.8630
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 950 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAIN
- TAF
- Nearest PAFA
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Sunset in
- 6h 27m
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Pilot PIREPs for Eva Creek Airport (2Z3)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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