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Vinduska Airport (7AK9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 5:53 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAAQ), 7AK9 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

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

Vinduska Airport (7AK9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Palmer, AK at a field elevation of 700 ft. 7AK9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAAQ, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 1,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAAQ.

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VFR
Observed 1353Z (5:53 AM AKDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAAQ, 3.3 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.37"
Temp / Dew
23°F / -5°C
dew 22°F / -6°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -5°C (23°F), altimeter 30.37 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR PAAQ 281353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M05/M06 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP288 I1000 T10501056 TSNO

Current pilot readout for 7AK9

Based on the nearest station (PAAQ), 7AK9 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -2,100 ft (field elevation 700 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.

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
03--
21--

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7AK9 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 03/21
    1,400 × 25 ft · GRVL
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 7AK9
    Wind
    03
    no steady wind
    21
    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.

7AK9 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 7AK9

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

PIREP1350Z (5:50 AM AKDT) · 52 NM SW of 7AK9 · 2,000 ft MSL · C208
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ENA UA /OV TED222014-ENA012010 /TM 1350 /FL020 /TP C208 /IC NEG /RM LGT CHOP AIS AKFSS
ENA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED222014-ENA012010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1350Reported at 13:50 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM LGT CHOP AIS AKFSSRemarks.
PIREP1317Z (5:17 AM AKDT) · 39 NM SW of 7AK9 · 2,000 ft MSL · B77L
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ANC UA /OV TED300005/TM 1317/FL020/TP B77L/SK TOPS 005/TB NEG/IC NEG
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED300005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1317Reported at 13:17 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP B77LAircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 005Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1226Z (4:26 AM AKDT) · 39 NM SW of 7AK9 · 4,000 ft MSL · C130
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ANC UA /OV TED300010/TM 1226/FL040/TP C130/SK TOPS 006/TB NEG/IC NEG
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED300010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1226Reported at 12:26 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP C130Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 006Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1125Z (3:25 AM AKDT) · 30 NM SW of 7AK9 · during climb · B190
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ANC UA /OV TED360010/TM 1125/FL050/TP B190/SK TOPS 004/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURGC CLR ABOVE 004
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED360010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1125Reported at 11:25 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 004Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURGC CLR ABOVE 004Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 7AK9

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

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

Last 7 days
VFR 88%MVFR 9%IFR 1%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 6/17 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 1.5 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 17

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

03
95%
21
5%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1142Z (3:42 AM AKDT)

TAF PAAQ 281142Z 2812/2912 02004KT P6SM VCFG FEW002 FM281900 35006KT P6SM SKC FM290700 13007KT P6SM FEW050 BKN100 FM291100 13010KT P6SM -RA BKN050

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Live crosswind meter

7AK9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAAQ, 3.3 nm away.

N0321wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Gravel · 1,400 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Vinduska Airport (7AK9)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
7AK9
City
Palmer
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Elevation
700 ft
Coordinates
61.6468, -149.0490
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,400 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station PAAQ
TAF
Nearest PAAQ
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Next sunset
11h 52m

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Pilot PIREPs for Vinduska Airport (7AK9)

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

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