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Lawing Airport (9Z9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 5:53 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAWD), 9Z9 is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

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

Lawing Airport (9Z9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lawing, AK at a field elevation of 484 ft. 9Z9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAWD, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,355 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PANC.

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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 PAWD, 16.9 nm away.

Wind
360° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.41"
Temp / Dew
28°F / -2°C
feels like 25°F

Wind from the north (360°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -2°C (28°F), altimeter 30.41 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR PAWD 281353Z AUTO 36003KT 10SM CLR M02/M03 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP297 T10221028 TSNO $

What changed at PAWD (nearest station)?

Since the 1253Z (4:53 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1253Z (4:53 AM AKDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 9Z9

Based on the nearest station (PAWD), 9Z9 is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (33). Density altitude is approximately -2,050 ft (field elevation 484 ft). 9Z9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PANC, about 50 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
33FAV3 kt head0 kt
153 kt tail0 kt

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9Z9 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 15/33
    2,355 × 60 ft · GRVL-P
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 9Z9
    Wind
    15
    3 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    33
    3 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    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
0132614Z02Z13Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 12→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

9Z9 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 9Z9

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

PIREP1350Z (5:50 AM AKDT) · 48 NM NW of 9Z9 · 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) · 53 NM N of 9Z9 · 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) · 58 NM NW of 9Z9 · 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) · 57 NM N of 9Z9 · 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 9Z9

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAWD reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 9/15 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 80%MVFR 15%IFR 2%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 7/21 kt
Max gust: 29 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 1 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 18

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.

33
86%
15
14%

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Live crosswind meter

9Z9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAWD, 17 nm away.

N33153 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 2° off runway 33, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Gravel · 2,355 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Lawing Airport (9Z9) with runway 15/33 marked
N ↑

Runway 15/33 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
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
9Z9
City
Lawing
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Elevation
484 ft
Coordinates
60.4111, -149.3700
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,355 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station PAWD
TAF
Nearest PANC
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Next sunset
11h 57m

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Pilot PIREPs for Lawing Airport (9Z9)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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