Roland Norton Memorial Airstrip (8AK3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PASK), 8AK3 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Roland Norton Memorial Airstrip in Selawik, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PASK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Roland Norton Memorial Airstrip (8AK3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Selawik, AK at a field elevation of 360 ft. 8AK3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PASK, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAOT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PASK, 10.7 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 5,500 ft, temperature 2°C (36°F), altimeter 30.05 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 5,500 ft.
METAR PASK 281256Z AUTO 12007KT 10SM OVC055 02/01 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP171 T00220006 FZRANO
What changed at PASK (nearest station)?
Since the 1156Z (3:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.07 → 30.05 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 8AK3
Based on the nearest station (PASK), 8AK3 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (02). Density altitude is approximately -1,250 ft (field elevation 360 ft). 8AK3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAOT, about 58 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02FAV | 3,000 ft | GRVL | 1 kt head | 7 kt right |
| 20 | 3,000 ft | GRVL | 1 kt tail | 7 kt left |
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8AK3 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 02/203,000 × 70 ft · GRVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8AK3Wind
- 02
- 1 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 20
- 1 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
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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 7→7 kt, ceiling 2,900 ft → 5,500 ft.
8AK3 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at 8AK3
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PASK reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 17 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,300 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 02
- 74%
- 20
- 26%
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Live crosswind meter
8AK3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PASK, 11 nm away.
Wind is 79° off runway 02, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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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
- 8AK3
- City
- Selawik
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 360 ft
- Coordinates
- 66.7660, -160.1530
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PASK
- TAF
- Nearest PAOT
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 12h 29m
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Pilot PIREPs for Roland Norton Memorial Airstrip (8AK3)
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