Maud Road Strip Airport (AK53) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:53 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAAQ), AK53 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Maud Road Strip Airport in Palmer, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAAQ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Maud Road Strip Airport (AK53) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Palmer, AK at a field elevation of 319 ft. AK53 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 (16/34), the longest 2,836 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAAQ.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAAQ, 2.7 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -3°C (26°F), altimeter 30.41 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR PAAQ 280953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M04 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP302 I1000 T10331039 TSNO
What changed at PAAQ (nearest station)?
Since the 0853Z (12:53 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0853Z (12:53 AM AKDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for AK53
Based on the nearest station (PAAQ), AK53 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -2,400 ft (field elevation 319 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 2,836 ft | TURF-F | - | - |
| 34 | 2,836 ft | TURF-F | - | - |
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AK53 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 16/342,836 × 75 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at AK53Wind
- 16
- no steady wind
- 34
- 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 8→0 kt, ceiling 3,200 ft → unlimited.
AK53 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of AK53
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 AK53
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAAQ reported mostly VFR across 27 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 3,200 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 81%
- 34
- 19%
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
AK53 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAAQ, 2.7 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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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
- 74AK
- City
- Palmer
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 319 ft
- Coordinates
- 61.5823, -148.9970
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,836 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAAQ
- TAF
- Nearest PAAQ
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 15h 54m
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Pilot PIREPs for Maud Road Strip Airport (AK53)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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