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Nakeen Airport (76Z) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PFWS), 76Z is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 26 knots gusting 37, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Nakeen Airport in Nakeen, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PFWS): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Nakeen Airport (76Z) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Nakeen, AK at a field elevation of 50 ft. 76Z has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PFWS, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAKN.

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VFR
Observed 1856Z (10:56 AM AKDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PFWS, 13.8 nm away.

Wind
150° 26 kt
gusting 37 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
8,000 ft
Altimeter
-
Temp / Dew
-

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 26 kt, gusting 37 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 8,000 ft. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 8,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR PFWS 281856Z AUTO 15026G37KT 10SM -RA OVC080 RMK AO2 PK WND 14043/1807 RAB26 SLPNO P0000 FZRANO $

What changed at PFWS (nearest station)?

Since the 1756Z (9:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Rain began (-RA).
  • Wind speed down from 31 to 26 kt.

Current pilot readout for 76Z

Based on the nearest station (PFWS), 76Z is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 26 knots gusting 37, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,000 ft ceiling. 76Z does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAKN, about 20 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
04FAV0 kt head26 kt right (g37)
220 kt head26 kt left (g37)

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76Z 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.

  • Runway 04/22
    800 × 30 ft · DIRT-P
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 76Z
    Wind
    04
    0 kt headwind · 26 kt crosswind from right
    22
    0 kt headwind · 26 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0244719Z03Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→26 kt, ceiling 600 ft → 8,000 ft.

76Z weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 76Z

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1811Z (10:11 AM AKDT) · 47 NM W of 76Z · during climb · C207
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DLG UA /OV DLG164009 /TM 1811 /FL005 /TP C207 /WV 110035KT /RM DEP CLP AKFSS
DLG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLG164009Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1811Reported at 18:11 UTC.
FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.
TP C207Aircraft type reporting.
WV 110035KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
RM DEP CLP AKFSSRemarks.
PIREP1742Z (9:42 AM AKDT) · 80 NM SE of 76Z · 37,000 ft MSL · B789
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AKN UA /OV AKN122065/TM 1742/FL370/TP B789/TB NEG/RM /ZAN
AKN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AKN122065Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1742Reported at 17:42 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B789Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM /ZANRemarks.
PIREP1741Z (9:41 AM AKDT) · 48 NM SW of 76Z · 30,000 ft MSL · SB20
occasional continuous light turbulence
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AKN UA /OV AKN220046/TM 1741/FL300/TP SB20/TB OCNL CONS LGT/RM /ZAN
AKN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AKN220046Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1741Reported at 17:41 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP SB20Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL CONS LGTTurbulence: occasional continuous light.
RM /ZANRemarks.
PIREP1650Z (8:50 AM AKDT) · 20 NM SE of 76Z · 3,000 ft MSL · B190
light abv sfc turbulence
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AKN UA /OV PAKN/TM 1650/FL030/TP B190/TB LGT ABV SFC/IC NEG
AKN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PAKNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1650Reported at 16:50 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT ABV SFCTurbulence: light abv sfc.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1545Z (7:45 AM AKDT) · 47 NM W of 76Z · during descent · B190
light blo 011 turbulence
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DLG UA /OV DLG/TM 1545/FL011/TP B190/SK OVC011/TB LGT BLO 011/IC NEG/RM DURD RNAVZ19/ ZAN
DLG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1545Reported at 15:45 UTC.
FL011Altitude: 1,100 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC011Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGT BLO 011Turbulence: light blo 011.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURD RNAVZ19/ ZANRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 76Z

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PFWS reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 39 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 41 kt, the lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 46%MVFR 18%IFR 10%LIFR 26%
Wind avg/max: 11/31 kt
Max gust: 41 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 63%MVFR 18%IFR 11%LIFR 8%
Wind avg/max: 14/32 kt
Max gust: 43 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 35

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

04
62%
22
38%

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Live crosswind meter

76Z has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PFWS, 14 nm away.

N042226 kt
Headwind
0 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
26 kt
Headwind in gusts
1 kt
Crosswind in gusts
37 kt

Wind is 89° off runway 04, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Dirt · 800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Nakeen Airport (76Z)
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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
76Z
City
Nakeen
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Elevation
50 ft
Coordinates
58.9319, -157.0448
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station PFWS
TAF
Nearest PAKN
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Sunset in
7h 7m

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Pilot PIREPs for Nakeen Airport (76Z)

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