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Wilder/Natwick LLC Airport (AK51) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 4:15 PM AKDT, Oct 27, AK51 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Wilder/Natwick LLC Airport in Port Alsworth, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Wilder/Natwick LLC Airport (AK51) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Port Alsworth, AK at a field elevation of 288 ft. AK51 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (06R/24L), the longest 3,849 ft.

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VFR
Observed 0015Z (4:15 PM AKDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
Calm
Visibility
7 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.40"
Temp / Dew
41°F / 5°C
dew 37°F / 3°C

Wind calm, visibility 7 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 30.40 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR PAKX 280015Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM 05/03 A3040 RMK AO2

What changed at AK51?

Since the 2355Z (3:55 PM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2355Z (3:55 PM AKDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for AK51

AK51 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -1,450 ft (field elevation 288 ft). AK51 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAIL, about 32 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

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
06R--
24L--

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AK51 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 06R/24L
    3,849 × 100 ft · GRVL
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at AK51
    Wind
    06R
    no steady wind
    24L
    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
061200Z11Z00Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling 2,400 ft → unlimited.

AK51 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 AK51

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

PIREP2147Z (1:47 PM AKDT) · 99 NM E of AK51 · during climb · C208
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SXQ UA /OV SXQ/TM 2147/FL011/TP C208/SK OVC 011/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC. ZAN
SXQ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SXQLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2147Reported at 21:47 UTC.
FL011Altitude: 1,100 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC 011Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURC. ZANRemarks.
PIREP2000Z (12:00 PM AKDT) · 96 NM E of AK51 · during climb · C208
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ENA UA /OV ENA/TM 2000/FL060/TP C208/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC. VMC
ENA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ENALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2000Reported at 20:00 UTC.
FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURC. VMCRemarks.
PIREP1910Z (11:10 AM AKDT) · 32 NM SW of AK51 · during climb · PC12
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ILI UA /OV ILI/TM 1910/FL016/TP PC12/SK OVC016-TOP025/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC /ZAN/
ILI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ILILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1910Reported at 19:10 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC016-TOP025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURC /ZAN/Remarks.
PIREP1840Z (10:40 AM AKDT) · 97 NM E of AK51 · during descent · C208
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ENA UA /OV 1N ENA/TM 1840/FLDURD/TP C208/SK BKN003/RM RY20R AT MIN
ENA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 1N ENALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1840Reported at 18:40 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN003Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM RY20R AT MINRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at AK51

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, AK51 reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 16 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 2,400 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 75%MVFR 16%IFR 4%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 0/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 2,400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 16

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 91%MVFR 8%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/9 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,400 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 13

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.

06R
71%
24L
29%

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Live AK51 Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by AK51's own weather station.

N06R24Lwind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

Gravel · 3,849 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Wilder/Natwick LLC Airport (AK51) with runway 06R/24L marked
N ↑

Runway 06R/24L drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Fuel
100LL · Jet A
Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
PAKX
FAA LID
05K
City
Port Alsworth
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Elevation
288 ft
Coordinates
60.1986, -154.3228
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,849 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest PAIL
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Sunset in
2h 8m

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Pilot PIREPs for Wilder/Natwick LLC Airport (AK51)

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 Wilder/Natwick LLC Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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