Aleknagik / New Airport (5A8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PADL), 5A8 is currently MVFR with winds from 110° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Aleknagik / New Airport in Aleknagik, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PADL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Aleknagik / New Airport (5A8) is a regional airport serving Aleknagik, AK at a field elevation of 63 ft. 5A8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PADL, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,030 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PADL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PADL, 14.7 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 2,500 ft, temperature 4°C (40°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,500 ft.
METAR PADL 280856Z 11007KT 10SM OVC025 04/03 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP244 T00440033 58013
What changed at PADL (nearest station)?
Since the 0756Z (11:56 PM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.26 → 30.24 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 5A8
Based on the nearest station (PADL), 5A8 is currently MVFR with winds from 110° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (15). Density altitude is approximately -1,600 ft (field elevation 63 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15FAV | 2,030 ft | GRVL-DIRT-F | 4 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 33 | 2,030 ft | GRVL-DIRT-F | 4 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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5A8 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 15/332,030 × 60 ft · GRVL-DIRT-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 5A8Wind
- 15
- 4 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
- 33
- 4 kt tailwind · 6 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 6→7 kt, ceiling 800 ft → 2,500 ft.
5A8 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 5A8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PADL reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 56 observations, with 13 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: LIFR → MVFR
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 33
- 56%
- 15
- 44%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0540Z (9:40 PM AKDT)
TAF PADL 280540Z 2806/2906 10007KT P6SM SCT015 TEMPO 2806/2810 BKN015 FM281000 11009KT P6SM OVC009 FM281400 12015G25KT 4SM BR OVC007 FM281800 13017G27KT 4SM -RA BR OVC005 FM282200 16015G23KT 2SM -RA BR OVC003
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Live crosswind meter
5A8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PADL, 15 nm away.
Wind is 54° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 15/33 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
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- IATA
- WKK
- FAA LID
- 5A8
- City
- Aleknagik
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 63 ft
- Coordinates
- 59.2826, -158.6180
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,030 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PADL
- TAF
- Nearest PADL
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 17h 43m
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Pilot PIREPs for Aleknagik / New Airport (5A8)
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