Buck Creek Airport (AK98) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAIW), AK98 is currently MVFR with winds from 170° at 10 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 1,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Buck Creek Airport in Buck Creek, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAIW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Buck Creek Airport (AK98) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Buck Creek, AK at a field elevation of 560 ft. AK98 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAIW, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 1,220 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAOT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAIW, 15.1 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 10 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, broken clouds at 1,000 ft, overcast at 2,600 ft, temperature 3°C (38°F), altimeter 29.75 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,000 ft.
METAR PAIW 281156Z AUTO 17010KT 9SM -RA BKN010 OVC026 03/02 A2975 RMK AO2 CIG 007V013 SLPNO P0005 6//// 7//// T00330022 10050 20033 58020
What changed at PAIW (nearest station)?
Since the 1148Z (3:48 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1148Z (3:48 AM AKDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for AK98
Based on the nearest station (PAIW), AK98 is currently MVFR with winds from 170° at 10 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 1,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately -500 ft (field elevation 560 ft). AK98 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAOT, about 140 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 1,220 ft | GRAVEL | 10 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 35 | 1,220 ft | GRAVEL | 10 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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AK98 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 17/351,220 × 70 ft · GRAVELCurrent useno stated-runway source at AK98Wind
- 17
- 10 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 10 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
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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 24 h: wind 40→10 kt, ceiling 900 ft → 1,000 ft.
AK98 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at AK98
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAIW reported mostly IFR across 36 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 47 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 52%
- 35
- 48%
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Live crosswind meter
AK98 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAIW, 15 nm away.
Wind is 16° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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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
- Other services
- Cargo handling
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- AK98
- City
- Buck Creek
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 560 ft
- Coordinates
- 65.6387, -167.4860
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,220 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAIW
- TAF
- Nearest PAOT
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Next sunset
- 14h 41m
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