Dahl Creek Airport (DCK) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAGH), DCK is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,900 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Dahl Creek Airport in Dahl Creek, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAGH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Dahl Creek Airport (DCK) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Dahl Creek, AK at a field elevation of 260 ft. DCK has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAGH, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 4,780 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PABT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAGH, 6.9 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 4,900 ft, temperature 3°C (37°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,900 ft.
METAR PAGH 281256Z AUTO 11011KT 10SM OVC049 03/02 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP206 T00280022
What changed at PAGH (nearest station)?
Since the 1156Z (3:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.15 → 30.13 inHg.
Current pilot readout for DCK
Based on the nearest station (PAGH), DCK is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,900 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (08). Density altitude is approximately -1,400 ft (field elevation 260 ft). DCK does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PABT, about 127 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08FAV | 4,780 ft | GRAVEL-P | 11 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 26 | 4,780 ft | GRAVEL-P | 11 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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DCK 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 08/264,780 × 75 ft · GRAVEL-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at DCKWind
- 08
- 11 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 26
- 11 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
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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 12→11 kt, ceiling 7,000 ft → 4,900 ft.
DCK 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 DCK
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAGH reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 31 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,100 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 08
- 85%
- 26
- 15%
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Live crosswind meter
DCK has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAGH, 6.9 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 08, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 08/26 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PODC
- IATA
- DCK
- FAA LID
- DCK
- City
- Dahl Creek
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 260 ft
- Coordinates
- 66.9433, -156.9050
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,780 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAGH
- TAF
- Nearest PABT
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 12h 49m
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Pilot PIREPs for Dahl Creek Airport (DCK)
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