CD-3 Airstrip (AK20) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:45 PM AKDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (PALP), AK20 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 18,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near CD-3 Airstrip in Nuiqsut, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PALP): conditions and runway crosswinds.
CD-3 Airstrip (AK20) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Nuiqsut, AK at a field elevation of 7 ft. AK20 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PALP, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 3,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAQT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PALP, 4.7 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 18,000 ft, temperature -2°C (28°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 18,000 ft.
METAR PALP 280145Z 18008KT 10SM BKN180 M02/M05 A3012 RMK LAST
Current pilot readout for AK20
Based on the nearest station (PALP), AK20 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 18,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (22). Density altitude is approximately -2,300 ft (field elevation 7 ft). AK20 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAQT, about 13 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 | 3,500 ft | GRVL | 6 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 04 | 3,500 ft | GRVL | 6 kt tail | 5 kt right |
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AK20 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 04/223,500 × 170 ft · GRVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at AK20Wind
- 04
- 6 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 22
- 6 kt headwind · 5 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 13 h: wind 5→8 kt, ceiling 1,900 ft → 18,000 ft.
AK20 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at AK20
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PALP reported mostly VFR across 14 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The lowest ceiling was 1,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
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.
- 22
- 59%
- 04
- 41%
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Live crosswind meter
AK20 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PALP, 4.7 nm away.
Wind is 40° off runway 22, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- AK20
- City
- Nuiqsut
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 7 ft
- Coordinates
- 70.4206, -150.8867
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PALP
- TAF
- Nearest PAQT
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 15h 24m
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