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Sky Ranch At Pioneer Peak Airport (AK50) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:53 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAAQ), AK50 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Sky Ranch At Pioneer Peak Airport in Palmer, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAAQ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Sky Ranch At Pioneer Peak Airport (AK50) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Palmer, AK at a field elevation of 120 ft. AK50 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAAQ, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAAQ.

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VFR
Observed 1153Z (3:53 AM AKDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAAQ, 2.9 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.39"
Temp / Dew
27°F / -3°C
dew 26°F / -3°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -3°C (27°F), altimeter 30.39 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR PAAQ 281153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M03 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP296 I1001 I6002 T10281033 11011 21044 57009 TSNO

What changed at PAAQ (nearest station)?

Since the 1053Z (2:53 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1053Z (2:53 AM AKDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for AK50

Based on the nearest station (PAAQ), AK50 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -2,550 ft (field elevation 120 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
07--
25--

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AK50 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 07/25
    2,000 × 26 ft · ASPH
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at AK50
    Wind
    07
    no steady wind
    25
    no steady wind
    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
061212Z02Z11Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

AK50 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 AK50

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

PIREP1125Z (3:25 AM AKDT) · 25 NM SW of AK50 · during climb · B190
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ANC UA /OV TED360010/TM 1125/FL050/TP B190/SK TOPS 004/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURGC CLR ABOVE 004
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED360010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1125Reported at 11:25 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 004Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURGC CLR ABOVE 004Remarks.
PIREP0727Z (11:27 PM AKDT) · 38 NM SW of AK50 · during descent · B739
light turbulence
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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 AK50

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAAQ reported mostly VFR across 29 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 79%MVFR 10%IFR 10%
Wind avg/max: 2/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 9

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 87%MVFR 9%IFR 1%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 6/17 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 1.5 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 17

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.

07
52%
25
48%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0522Z (9:22 PM AKDT)

TAF PAAQ 280522Z 2806/2906 35004KT P6SM SKC

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Live crosswind meter

AK50 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAAQ, 2.9 nm away.

N0725wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Asphalt · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Sky Ranch At Pioneer Peak Airport (AK50)
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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
AK50
City
Palmer
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Elevation
120 ft
Coordinates
61.5546, -149.1440
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station PAAQ
TAF
Nearest PAAQ
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Next sunset
13h 48m

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Pilot PIREPs for Sky Ranch At Pioneer Peak Airport (AK50)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Sky Ranch At Pioneer Peak Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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