Levelock Airport (9Z8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PANW), 9Z8 is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Levelock Airport in Levelock, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PANW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Levelock Airport (9Z8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Levelock, AK at a field elevation of 56 ft. 9Z8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PANW, about 25 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 3,284 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAKN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PANW, 25.1 nm away.
Wind from the east (090°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 7,500 ft, temperature 2°C (35°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR PANW 281656Z AUTO 09009KT 10SM FEW075 02/02 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP187 T00170017 FZRANO
What changed at PANW (nearest station)?
Since the 1556Z (7:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.10 → 30.06 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 9Z8
Based on the nearest station (PANW), 9Z8 is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 01. Density altitude is approximately -1,700 ft (field elevation 56 ft). 9Z8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAKN, about 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01FAV | 3,284 ft | GRVL-F | 4 kt head | 8 kt right |
| 19 | 3,284 ft | GRVL-F | 4 kt tail | 8 kt left |
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9Z8 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 01/193,284 × 60 ft · GRVL-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 9Z8Wind
- 01
- 4 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 19
- 4 kt tailwind · 8 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 3→9 kt, ceiling 700 ft → unlimited.
9Z8 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 9Z8
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 9Z8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PANW reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 70 observations, with 23 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 01
- 63%
- 19
- 37%
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Live crosswind meter
9Z8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PANW, 25 nm away.
Wind is 64° off runway 01, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 01/19 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
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- IATA
- KLL
- FAA LID
- 9Z8
- City
- Levelock
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 56 ft
- Coordinates
- 59.1261, -156.8609
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,284 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PANW
- TAF
- Nearest PAKN
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 9h 15m
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Pilot PIREPs for Levelock Airport (9Z8)
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