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Hess Airport (7AK8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 4:56 PM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAWS), 7AK8 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

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

Hess Airport (7AK8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Wasilla, AK at a field elevation of 355 ft. 7AK8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAWS, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 1,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAAQ.

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VFR
Observed 0056Z (4:56 PM AKDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAWS, 3.7 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.22"
Temp / Dew
39°F / 4°C
dew 25°F / -4°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR PAWS 290056Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/M04 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP207 T00391039 $

What changed at PAWS (nearest station)?

Since the 2356Z (3:56 PM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.24 → 30.22 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 7AK8

Based on the nearest station (PAWS), 7AK8 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -1,250 ft (field elevation 355 ft). 7AK8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAAQ, about 15 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
07--
25--

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7AK8 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 07/25
    1,300 × 65 ft · GRVL-DIRT
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 7AK8
    Wind
    07
    no steady wind
    25
    no steady wind
    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
061201Z14Z00Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

7AK8 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 7AK8

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

PIREP0020Z (4:20 PM AKDT) · 36 NM SW of 7AK8 · during descent · GL5T
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ANC UA /OV TED230010/TM 0020/FL050/TP GL5T/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD WITTI ARRIVAL 140-050
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED230010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0020Reported at 00:20 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP GL5TAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURD WITTI ARRIVAL 140-05…Remarks.
PIREP2320Z (3:20 PM AKDT) · 34 NM SW of 7AK8 · 2,000 ft MSL · C208
occasional light turbulence
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ANC UA /OV TED253010/TM 2320/FL020/TP C208/WX VMC/TB OCNL LGT
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED253010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2320Reported at 23:20 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
WX VMCWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB OCNL LGTTurbulence: occasional light.
PIREP2316Z (3:16 PM AKDT) · 47 NM S of 7AK8 · during descent · B738
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ANC UA /OV TED150020/TM 2316/FL120/TP B738/SK VMC/RM DURD WITTI
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED150020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2316Reported at 23:16 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK VMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD WITTIRemarks.
PIREP2257Z (2:57 PM AKDT) · 7 NM W of 7AK8 · during descent · B738
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ANC UA /OV TED350025/TM 2257/FL110/TP B738/SK CLR/IC NEG/RM DURD
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED350025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2257Reported at 22:57 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP2250Z (2:50 PM AKDT) · 25 NM SW of 7AK8 · 800 ft MSL · C207
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MRI UA /OV MRI280004/TM 2250/FL008/TP C207/SK SCT002/WX FG/TB NEG/IC NEG
MRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MRI280004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2250Reported at 22:50 UTC.
FL008Altitude: 800 ft MSL.
TP C207Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FGWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP2249Z (2:49 PM AKDT) · 29 NM S of 7AK8 · 600 ft MSL · B747
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ANC UA /OV TED33003/TM 2249/FL006/TP B747/SK TOPS 600FT
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED33003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2249Reported at 22:49 UTC.
FL006Altitude: 600 ft MSL.
TP B747Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 600FTSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP2233Z (2:33 PM AKDT) · 90 NM S of 7AK8 · altitude unknown · PC12
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SWD UA /OV SWD /TM 2233 /FLUNKN /TP PC12 /WX FV99SM /TB NEG /RM AKFSS
SWD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SWDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2233Reported at 22:33 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
WX FV99SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM AKFSSRemarks.
PIREP2223Z (2:23 PM AKDT) · 25 NM SW of 7AK8 · during climb · E75L
occasional light 020 turbulence
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ANC UA /OV TED310008/TM 2223/FL025/TP E75L/SK TOPS 003/TB OCNL LGT 020/RM DURC
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED310008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2223Reported at 22:23 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 003Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB OCNL LGT 020Turbulence: occasional light 020.
RM DURCRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 7AK8

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAWS reported mostly VFR across 31 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 81%LIFR 19%
Wind avg/max: 1/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 92%MVFR 6%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/12 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 13

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.

07
95%
25
5%

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Live crosswind meter

7AK8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAWS, 3.7 nm away.

N0725wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Gravel · 1,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Hess Airport (7AK8)
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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
7AK8
City
Wasilla
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Elevation
355 ft
Coordinates
61.6213, -149.6150
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station PAWS
TAF
Nearest PAAQ
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Sunset in
29m

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Pilot PIREPs for Hess Airport (7AK8)

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 Hess Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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