Tibbetts Airport (4AK9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PFWS), 4AK9 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 16 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Tibbetts Airport in Naknek, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PFWS): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Tibbetts Airport (4AK9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Naknek, AK at a field elevation of 50 ft. 4AK9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PFWS, about 2 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 1,700 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAKN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PFWS, 1.9 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 16 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR PFWS 280956Z AUTO 14016KT 10SM CLR RMK AO2 SLPNO FZRANO $
What changed at PFWS (nearest station)?
Since the 0856Z (12:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed up from 11 to 16 kt.
Current pilot readout for 4AK9
Based on the nearest station (PFWS), 4AK9 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 16 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 16. 4AK9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAKN, about 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 1,700 ft | GRVL-DIRT | 15 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 34 | 1,700 ft | GRVL-DIRT | 12 kt tail | 10 kt right |
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4AK9 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 16/341,700 × 60 ft · GRVL-DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at 4AK9Wind
- 16
- 15 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 12 kt tailwind · 10 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 4→16 kt, ceiling 900 ft → unlimited.
4AK9 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 4AK9
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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AKN UA /OV AKN138061/TM 0510/FL290/TP B77W/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH/ ZAN
AKN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AKN138061Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0510Reported at 05:10 UTC.FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.TP B77WAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM SMOOTH/ ZANRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 4AK9
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PFWS reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 55 observations, with 13 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 52%
- 34
- 48%
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Live crosswind meter
4AK9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PFWS, 1.9 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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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
- Daily DALGT local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Transient parking
- Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Cargo handling
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 4AK9
- City
- Naknek
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 50 ft
- Coordinates
- 58.7329, -157.0160
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,700 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PFWS
- TAF
- Nearest PAKN
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 16h 36m
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Pilot PIREPs for Tibbetts Airport (4AK9)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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