Nushagak Airport (AK21) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PANW), AK21 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Nushagak Airport in Dillingham, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PANW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Nushagak Airport (AK21) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Dillingham, AK at a field elevation of 40 ft. AK21 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PANW, about 23 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 1,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PADL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PANW, 22.8 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 200 ft, scattered clouds at 800 ft, temperature 3°C (37°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR PANW 281056Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM FEW002 SCT008 03/03 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP246 T00280028
What changed at PANW (nearest station)?
Since the 1047Z (2:47 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category improved from MVFR to VFR.
- Visibility improved from 3 SM to 10 SM.
- Mist ended (BR).
Current pilot readout for AK21
Based on the nearest station (PANW), AK21 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately -1,800 ft (field elevation 40 ft). AK21 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PADL, about 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 1,000 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 0 kt |
| 34 | 1,000 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 0 kt |
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AK21 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 16/341,000 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at AK21Wind
- 16
- 4 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 34
- 4 kt tailwind · 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 23 h: wind 10→4 kt, ceiling 200 ft → unlimited.
AK21 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 AK21
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PANW reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 66 observations, with 19 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 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.
- 34
- 61%
- 16
- 39%
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Live crosswind meter
AK21 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PANW, 23 nm away.
Wind is 1° off runway 16, 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
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- AK21
- City
- Dillingham
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 40 ft
- Coordinates
- 59.1326, -157.7770
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PANW
- TAF
- Nearest PADL
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 15h 37m
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Pilot PIREPs for Nushagak Airport (AK21)
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