Ugashik Airport (9A8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAPN), 9A8 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 19 knots gusting 25, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Ugashik Airport in Ugashik, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAPN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ugashik Airport (9A8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ugashik, AK at a field elevation of 44 ft. 9A8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAPN, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 3,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAKN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAPN, 6.6 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 19 kt, gusting 25 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 5,000 ft, overcast at 8,500 ft, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 8,500 ft.
METAR PAPN 281656Z AUTO 14019G25KT 10SM -RA FEW050 OVC085 09/05 A3001 RMK AO2 PK WND 15026/1643 RAB15 SLP163 P0000 T00890050
What changed at PAPN (nearest station)?
Since the 1556Z (7:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Rain began (-RA).
Current pilot readout for 9A8
Based on the nearest station (PAPN), 9A8 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 19 knots gusting 25, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (06). Density altitude is approximately -800 ft (field elevation 44 ft). 9A8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAKN, about 73 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06FAV | 3,100 ft | GRVL-F | 9 kt head | 17 kt right (g22) |
| 24 | 3,100 ft | GRVL-F | 9 kt tail | 17 kt left (g22) |
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9A8 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 06/243,100 × 60 ft · GRVL-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 9A8Wind
- 06
- 9 kt headwind · 17 kt crosswind from right
- 24
- 9 kt tailwind · 17 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 0→19 kt, ceiling unlimited → 8,500 ft.
9A8 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 9A8
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
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 9A8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAPN reported mostly VFR across 29 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 32 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,100 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 24
- 51%
- 06
- 49%
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Live crosswind meter
9A8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAPN, 6.6 nm away.
Wind is 63° off runway 06, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 06/24 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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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
- IATA
- UGS
- FAA LID
- 9A8
- City
- Ugashik
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 44 ft
- Coordinates
- 57.5235, -157.3963
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,100 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAPN
- TAF
- Nearest PAKN
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 9h 29m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ugashik Airport (9A8)
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