Twin Hills Airport (A63) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PATG), A63 is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 19 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Twin Hills Airport in Twin Hills, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PATG): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Twin Hills Airport (A63) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Twin Hills, AK at a field elevation of 82 ft. A63 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PATG, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PADL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PATG, 4 nm away.
Wind from the east (100°) at 19 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 5,000 ft, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 30.07 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 5,000 ft.
METAR PATG 281156Z AUTO 10019KT 10SM -RA OVC050 06/05 A3007 RMK AO2 RAB51 SLP182 P0000 60000 T00610050 10061 20044 58028
What changed at PATG (nearest station)?
Since the 1056Z (2:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Rain began (-RA).
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.11 → 30.07 inHg.
Current pilot readout for A63
Based on the nearest station (PATG), A63 is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 19 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately -1,150 ft (field elevation 82 ft). A63 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PADL, about 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36FAV | 3,000 ft | GRAVEL-G | 2 kt head | 19 kt right |
| 18 | 3,000 ft | GRAVEL-G | 2 kt tail | 19 kt left |
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A63 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 18/363,000 × 60 ft · GRAVEL-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at A63Wind
- 18
- 2 kt tailwind · 19 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 2 kt headwind · 19 kt crosswind from right
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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 9→19 kt, ceiling 2,000 ft → 5,000 ft.
A63 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at A63
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PATG reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 40 observations, with 16 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 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.
- 36
- 58%
- 18
- 42%
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Live crosswind meter
A63 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PATG, 4 nm away.
Wind is 84° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 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
- IATA
- TWA
- FAA LID
- A63
- City
- Twin Hills
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 82 ft
- Coordinates
- 59.0747, -160.2750
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PATG
- TAF
- Nearest PADL
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 14h 46m
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Pilot PIREPs for Twin Hills Airport (A63)
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