Chignik Lake Airport (A79) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAJC), A79 is currently MVFR with winds from 130° at 19 knots gusting 26, visibility not reported, and a 1,900 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Chignik Lake Airport in Chignik Lake, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAJC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Chignik Lake Airport (A79) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chignik Lake, AK at a field elevation of 50 ft. A79 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAJC, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 2,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PASD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAJC, 13.8 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (130°) at 19 kt, gusting 26 kt, visibility visibility not reported, a few clouds at 1,400 ft, broken clouds at 1,900 ft, overcast at 3,000 ft, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,900 ft.
METAR PAJC 281156Z AUTO 13019G26KT FEW014 BKN019 OVC030 08/06 A3017 RMK AO2 PK WND 11026/1150 SLP219 P0001 60002 70002 T00830061 10089 20078 58028 PWINO $
What changed at PAJC (nearest station)?
Since the 1056Z (2:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts increased from 20 to 26 kt.
- Wind speed up from 10 to 19 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.20 → 30.17 inHg.
Current pilot readout for A79
Based on the nearest station (PAJC), A79 is currently MVFR with winds from 130° at 19 knots gusting 26, visibility not reported, and a 1,900 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (08). Density altitude is approximately -1,050 ft (field elevation 50 ft). A79 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PASD, about 82 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08FAV | 2,800 ft | GRVL-F | 17 kt head | 9 kt right (g13) |
| 26 | 2,800 ft | GRVL-F | 17 kt tail | 9 kt left (g13) |
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A79 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 08/262,800 × 60 ft · GRVL-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at A79Wind
- 08
- 17 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from right
- 26
- 17 kt tailwind · 9 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 17 h: wind 3→19 kt, ceiling unlimited → 1,900 ft.
A79 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at A79
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAJC reported mostly marginal VFR across 24 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 26 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,900 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
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Live crosswind meter
A79 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAJC, 14 nm away.
Wind is 29° off runway 08, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 08/26 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
- KCQ
- FAA LID
- A79
- City
- Chignik Lake
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 50 ft
- Coordinates
- 56.2550, -158.7750
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAJC
- TAF
- Nearest PASD
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 14h 49m
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