Point Thomson Sea Ice Airstrip (AA50) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:35 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAAD), AA50 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Point Thomson Sea Ice Airstrip in Deadhorse, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAAD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Point Thomson Sea Ice Airstrip (AA50) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Deadhorse, AK at a field elevation of 0 ft. AA50 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAAD, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 5,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PASC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAAD, 3 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (220°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 ft, temperature -2°C (28°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR PAAD 280935Z AUTO 22010KT 10SM SCT100 M02/M05 A3014 RMK AO2 T10251055 FZRANO
What changed at PAAD (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (1:15 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- The 10,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
Current pilot readout for AA50
Based on the nearest station (PAAD), AA50 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (22). Density altitude is approximately -2,350 ft (field elevation 0 ft). AA50 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PASC, about 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22FAV | 5,000 ft | ICE | 10 kt head | 0 kt |
| 04 | 5,000 ft | ICE | 10 kt tail | 0 kt |
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AA50 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 04/225,000 × 150 ft · ICECurrent useno stated-runway source at AA50Wind
- 04
- 10 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 22
- 10 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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 24 h: wind 20→10 kt, ceiling 1,300 ft → unlimited.
AA50 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 AA50
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAAD reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 15 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 22
- 67%
- 04
- 33%
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Live crosswind meter
AA50 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAAD, 3 nm away.
Wind is 0° off runway 22, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- AA50
- City
- Deadhorse
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 0 ft
- Coordinates
- 70.1811, -146.3503
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAAD
- TAF
- Nearest PASC
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 15h 8m
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3 airportsPilot PIREPs for Point Thomson Sea Ice Airstrip (AA50)
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