Minto Al Wright Airport (51Z) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:53 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PANN), 51Z has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 080° at 12 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Minto Al Wright Airport in Minto, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PANN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Minto Al Wright Airport (51Z) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Minto, AK at a field elevation of 500 ft. 51Z has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PANN, about 37 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 3,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAFA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PANN, 36.8 nm away.
Wind from the east (080°) at 12 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 1°C (34°F), altimeter 30.28 inHg.
METAR PANN 281053Z AUTO 08012KT CLR 01/M01 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP263 T00111011 TSNO $
What changed at PANN (nearest station)?
Since the 0953Z (1:53 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0953Z (1:53 AM AKDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 51Z
Based on the nearest station (PANN), 51Z has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 080° at 12 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (02). Density altitude is approximately -1,500 ft (field elevation 500 ft). 51Z does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAFA, about 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02FAV | 3,400 ft | GRVL-G | 9 kt head | 7 kt right |
| 20 | 3,400 ft | GRVL-G | 9 kt tail | 7 kt left |
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51Z 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 02/203,400 × 75 ft · GRVL-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 51ZWind
- 02
- 9 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 20
- 9 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
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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 0→12 kt, ceiling 7,000 ft → unlimited.
51Z 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 51Z
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PANN reported mostly VFR across 28 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,700 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 02
- 85%
- 20
- 15%
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Live crosswind meter
51Z has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PANN, 37 nm away.
Wind is 38° off runway 02, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 02/20 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- IATA
- MNT
- FAA LID
- 51Z
- City
- Minto
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 500 ft
- Coordinates
- 65.1480, -149.3687
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PANN
- TAF
- Nearest PAFA
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 14h 37m
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Pilot PIREPs for Minto Al Wright Airport (51Z)
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