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Shirley Lake Airport (AK90) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAWS), AK90 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Shirley Lake Airport in Willow, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAWS): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Shirley Lake Airport (AK90) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Willow, AK at a field elevation of 185 ft. AK90 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAWS, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAAQ.

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VFR
Observed 1556Z (7:56 AM AKDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAWS, 19.4 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.37"
Temp / Dew
22°F / -6°C
dew 21°F / -6°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -6°C (22°F), altimeter 30.37 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR PAWS 281556Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M06/M06 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP258 T10561061 FZRANO $

What changed at PAWS (nearest station)?

Since the 1456Z (6:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.39 → 30.37 inHg.

Current pilot readout for AK90

Based on the nearest station (PAWS), AK90 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -2,800 ft (field elevation 185 ft). AK90 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAAQ, about 31 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
16--
34--

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AK90 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 16/34
    1,800 × 30 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at AK90
    Wind
    16
    no steady wind
    34
    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
061216Z07Z15Z

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

AK90 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 AK90

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

PIREP1552Z (7:52 AM AKDT) · 32 NM S of AK90 · 1,000 ft MSL · BE99
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ANC UA /OV TED020005/TM 1552/FL010/TP BE99/SK TOPS 004, VMC ABV/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM VERY THIN LAYER OVER MRI AND DOWNTOWN
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED020005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1552Reported at 15:52 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP BE99Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 004, VMC ABVSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM VERY THIN LAYER OVER MRI …Remarks.
PIREP1547Z (7:47 AM AKDT) · 33 NM S of AK90 · 500 ft MSL · BE99
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MRI UA /OV MRI/TM 1547/FL005/TP BE99/SK OVC002-TOP005/WX FZFG
MRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MRILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1547Reported at 15:47 UTC.
FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.
TP BE99Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002-TOP005Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FZFGWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1545Z (7:45 AM AKDT) · 35 NM S of AK90 · during descent · B737
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ANC UA /OV TED 25006/TM 1545/FL006/TP B737/RM NEG TURB, NEG ICE, TOPS 004, APPROACH LIGHTS IN SIGHT003 DURD RWY 7R ANC
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED 25006Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1545Reported at 15:45 UTC.
FL006Altitude: 600 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
RM NEG TURB, NEG ICE, TOPS 0…Remarks.
PIREP1542Z (7:42 AM AKDT) · 29 NM S of AK90 · during climb · B744
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ANC UA /OV TED350006/TM 1542/FL038/TP B744/SK TOPS 010, VMC ABV/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED350006Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1542Reported at 15:42 UTC.
FL038Altitude: 3,800 ft MSL.
TP B744Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 010, VMC ABVSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1456Z (6:56 AM AKDT) · 37 NM S of AK90 · during descent · B744
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ANC UA /OV TED250015/TM 1456/FL035/TP B744/SK VMC/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED250015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1456Reported at 14:56 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP B744Aircraft type reporting.
SK VMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1442Z (6:42 AM AKDT) · 30 NM S of AK90 · during climb · BCS3
light turbulence
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ANC UA /OV TED330005/TM 1442/FL030/TP BCS3/SK TOPS 003/TB LGT/IC NEG/RM DURC
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED330005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1442Reported at 14:42 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 003Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1350Z (5:50 AM AKDT) · 42 NM S of AK90 · 2,000 ft MSL · C208
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ENA UA /OV TED222014-ENA012010 /TM 1350 /FL020 /TP C208 /IC NEG /RM LGT CHOP AIS AKFSS
ENA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED222014-ENA012010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1350Reported at 13:50 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM LGT CHOP AIS AKFSSRemarks.
PIREP1317Z (5:17 AM AKDT) · 31 NM S of AK90 · 2,000 ft MSL · B77L
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ANC UA /OV TED300005/TM 1317/FL020/TP B77L/SK TOPS 005/TB NEG/IC NEG
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED300005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1317Reported at 13:17 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP B77LAircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 005Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at AK90

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAWS reported mostly VFR across 30 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 80%LIFR 20%
Wind avg/max: 1/4 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 88%MVFR 10%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/12 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 16

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

34
94%
16
6%

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Live crosswind meter

AK90 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAWS, 19 nm away.

N1634wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 1,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Shirley Lake Airport (AK90)
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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

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
AK90
City
Willow
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Elevation
185 ft
Coordinates
61.7447, -150.1150
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station PAWS
TAF
Nearest PAAQ
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Next sunset
9h 42m

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Pilot PIREPs for Shirley Lake Airport (AK90)

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 Shirley Lake Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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