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Gaede Airport (7AK3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:18 PM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PASX), 7AK3 is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

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

Gaede Airport (7AK3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Soldotna, AK at a field elevation of 115 ft. 7AK3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PASX, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,712 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAEN.

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VFR
Observed 2018Z (12:18 PM AKDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PASX, 3.9 nm away.

Wind
080° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.32"
Temp / Dew
28°F / -2°C
feels like 21°F

Wind from the east (080°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 300 ft, temperature -2°C (28°F), altimeter 30.32 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
SPECI PASX 282018Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM SCT003 M02/M03 A3032 RMK AO2 FZRANO TSNO

Current pilot readout for 7AK3

Based on the nearest station (PASX), 7AK3 is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (34). Density altitude is approximately -2,400 ft (field elevation 115 ft). 7AK3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAEN, about 6 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
34FAV1 kt head5 kt right
161 kt tail5 kt left

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7AK3 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 16/34
    2,712 × 160 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 7AK3
    Wind
    16
    1 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    34
    1 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    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.

7AK3 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 7AK3

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

PIREP2014Z (12:14 PM AKDT) · 54 NM NE of 7AK3 · 800 ft MSL · B747
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ANC UA /OV TED25003/TM 2014/FL008/TP B747/SK TOPS 800FT
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED25003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2014Reported at 20:14 UTC.
FL008Altitude: 800 ft MSL.
TP B747Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 800FTSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1952Z (11:52 AM AKDT) · 54 NM NE of 7AK3 · 8,000 ft MSL · B190
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ANC UA /OV 144004/TM 1952/FL080/TP B190/WX VMC/TB NEG/IC NEG
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 144004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1952Reported at 19:52 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
WX VMCWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1942Z (11:42 AM AKDT) · 54 NM NE of 7AK3 · 400 ft MSL · B777
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ANC UA /OV TED25003/TM 1942/FL004/TP B777/SK TOPS 350FT
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED25003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1942Reported at 19:42 UTC.
FL004Altitude: 400 ft MSL.
TP B777Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 350FTSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1930Z (11:30 AM AKDT) · 54 NM NE of 7AK3 · 500 ft MSL · BCS3
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ANC UA /OV TED25002/TM 1930/FL005/TP BCS3/SK TOPS 500FT
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED25002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1930Reported at 19:30 UTC.
FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 500FTSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1904Z (11:04 AM AKDT) · 58 NM NE of 7AK3 · during climb · SF34
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ANC UA /OV TED330005/TM 1904/FL030/TP SF34/SK TOPS 006, VMC ABV/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED330005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1904Reported at 19:04 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP SF34Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 006, VMC ABVSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1903Z (11:03 AM AKDT) · 48 NM NE of 7AK3 · 2,500 ft MSL · C208
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ANC UA /OV TED250010/TM 1903/FL025/TP C208/SK VMC/TB NEG/IC NEG
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED250010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1903Reported at 19:03 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK VMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1847Z (10:47 AM AKDT) · 45 NM NE of 7AK3 · 4,000 ft MSL · B190
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ANC UA /OV TED210010/TM 1847/FL040/TP B190/SK TOPS 008, VMC ABC/TB NEG/IC NEG
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED210010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1847Reported at 18:47 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 008, VMC ABCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1847Z (10:47 AM AKDT) · 90 NM NE of 7AK3 · 1,000 ft MSL · C172
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PAQ UA /OV PAQ /TM 1847 /FL010 /TP C172 /SK SCT000-TOP003 /RM THIN LAYER PAQ AND HAYFLATS AKFSS
PAQ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PAQLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1847Reported at 18:47 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT000-TOP003Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM THIN LAYER PAQ AND HAYFLA…Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 7AK3

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 79%MVFR 3%IFR 1%LIFR 17%
Wind avg/max: 4/14 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 9

Most recent change: VFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

16
53%
34
47%

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Live crosswind meter

7AK3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PASX, 3.9 nm away.

N34165 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
5 kt

Wind is 80° off runway 34, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,712 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Gaede Airport (7AK3)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Other services
Cargo handling
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
7AK3
City
Soldotna
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Elevation
115 ft
Coordinates
60.4769, -151.1714
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,712 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station PASX
TAF
Nearest PAEN
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Sunset in
5h 54m

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Pilot PIREPs for Gaede Airport (7AK3)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Gaede Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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