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Bear Creek 1 Airport (AK02) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PABL), AK02 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 12 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Bear Creek 1 Airport in Bear Creek, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PABL): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Bear Creek 1 Airport (AK02) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bear Creek, AK at a field elevation of 575 ft. AK02 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PABL, about 27 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 1,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAOT.

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VFR
Observed 1856Z (10:56 AM AKDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PABL, 26.6 nm away.

Wind
120° 12 kt
gusting 18 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
8,500 ft
Altimeter
29.73"
Temp / Dew
38°F / 3°C
feels like 30°F

Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 12 kt, gusting 18 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 8,500 ft, overcast at 10,000 ft, temperature 3°C (38°F), altimeter 29.73 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 8,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR PABL 281856Z AUTO 12012G18KT 10SM BKN085 OVC100 03/01 A2973 RMK AO2 PRESFR SLP069 T00330006

What changed at PABL (nearest station)?

Since the 1756Z (9:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 29.79 → 29.73 inHg.

Current pilot readout for AK02

Based on the nearest station (PABL), AK02 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 12 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (10). Density altitude is approximately -450 ft (field elevation 575 ft). AK02 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAOT, about 89 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
10FAV12 kt head0 kt
2812 kt tail0 kt

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AK02 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 10/28
    1,400 × 65 ft · GRAVEL
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at AK02
    Wind
    10
    12 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    28
    12 kt tailwind · 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
0193819Z08Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 24→12 kt, ceiling 2,100 ft → 8,500 ft.

AK02 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 AK02

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

PIREP1821Z (10:21 AM AKDT) · 88 NM NW of AK02 · during climb · B737
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OTZ UA /OV OTZ/TM 1821/FL020/TP B737/SK BKN020/IC NEG/RM DURC BRAG/ ZAN
OTZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OTZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1821Reported at 18:21 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURC BRAG/ ZANRemarks.
PIREP1737Z (9:37 AM AKDT) · 63 NM SW of AK02 · during climb · C208
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ELI UA /OV ELI/TM 1737/FL020/TP C208/SK OVC020/RM DURC ZAN
ELI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ELILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1737Reported at 17:37 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURC ZANRemarks.
PIREP1705Z (9:05 AM AKDT) · 88 NM NW of AK02 · during descent · B737
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OTZ UA /OV OTZ/TM 1705/FLUNKN/TP B737/SK OVC020/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD /ZAN
OTZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OTZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1705Reported at 17:05 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURD /ZANRemarks.
PIREP1410Z (6:10 AM AKDT) · 88 NM NW of AK02 · during descent · C130
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OTZ UA /OV OTZ/TM 1410/FL025/TP C130/SK OVC025/WX FV10SM/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD/ ZAN
OTZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OTZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1410Reported at 14:10 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP C130Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FV10SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURD/ ZANRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at AK02

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PABL reported mostly marginal VFR across 35 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 33 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,100 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 34%MVFR 66%
Wind avg/max: 15/24 kt
Max gust: 33 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 63%MVFR 34%IFR 3%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 14/32 kt
Max gust: 46 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 0.75 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 41

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.

10
79%
28
21%

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Live crosswind meter

AK02 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PABL, 27 nm away.

N102812 kt
Headwind
12 kt
Crosswind
0 kt
Headwind in gusts
18 kt
Crosswind in gusts
0 kt

Wind is 0° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Gravel · 1,400 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Bear Creek 1 Airport (AK02)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Other services
Cargo handling
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
AK02
City
Bear Creek
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Elevation
575 ft
Coordinates
65.5399, -161.0620
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,400 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station PABL
TAF
Nearest PAOT
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Sunset in
7h 13m

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Pilot PIREPs for Bear Creek 1 Airport (AK02)

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

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