Hilltop Airport (AK24) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:03 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PABV), AK24 is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 1/4 statute mile, and a 400 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Hilltop Airport in Chugiak, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PABV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hilltop Airport (AK24) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chugiak, AK at a field elevation of 420 ft. AK24 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PABV, about 2 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 1,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAED.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PABV, 2 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 1/4 statute mile, overcast at 400 ft, temperature -1°C (30°F), altimeter 30.46 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 400 ft.
SPECI PABV 281003Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FZFG OVC004 M01/M02 A3046 RMK AO2 FZRANO $
What changed at PABV (nearest station)?
Since the 1003Z (2:03 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1003Z (2:03 AM AKDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for AK24
Based on the nearest station (PABV), AK24 is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 1/4 statute mile, and a 400 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -2,050 ft (field elevation 420 ft). AK24 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAED, about 15 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | 1,400 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 21 | 1,400 ft | TURF | - | - |
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AK24 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 03/211,400 × 22 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at AK24Wind
- 03
- no steady wind
- 21
- no steady wind
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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 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 200 ft.
AK24 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 AK24
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ANC UA /OV TED189005/TM 0727/FL050/TP B739/SK SKC/TB LGT/IC NEG/RM DURD
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TED189005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0727Reported at 07:27 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB LGTTurbulence: light.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM DURDRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at AK24
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PABV reported mostly low IFR across 52 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 03
- 52%
- 21
- 48%
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Live crosswind meter
AK24 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PABV, 2 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- AK24
- City
- Chugiak
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 420 ft
- Coordinates
- 61.4182, -149.4390
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PABV
- TAF
- Nearest PAED
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 15h 55m
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Pilot PIREPs for Hilltop Airport (AK24)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Hilltop Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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