Goodnews Airport (GNU) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAPM), GNU is currently MVFR with winds from 130° at 21 knots gusting 28, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,800 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Goodnews Airport in Goodnews, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAPM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Goodnews Airport (GNU) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Goodnews, AK at a field elevation of 18 ft. GNU has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAPM, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 3,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PADL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAPM, 9.8 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (130°) at 21 kt, gusting 28 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 1,800 ft, broken clouds at 2,200 ft, overcast at 6,000 ft, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,800 ft.
METAR PAPM 280956Z AUTO 13021G28KT 10SM -RA BKN018 BKN022 OVC060 06/04 A3002 RMK AO2 PK WND 11028/0949 RAB47 SLP168 T00610039 TSNO PNO $
What changed at PAPM (nearest station)?
Since the 0856Z (12:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts increased from 23 to 28 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.07 → 30.02 inHg.
- Rain began (-RA).
- Wind speed up from 16 to 21 kt.
Current pilot readout for GNU
Based on the nearest station (PAPM), GNU is currently MVFR with winds from 130° at 21 knots gusting 28, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,800 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 06. Density altitude is approximately -1,150 ft (field elevation 18 ft). GNU does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PADL, about 95 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06FAV | 3,300 ft | GRVL-F | 11 kt head | 18 kt right (g24) |
| 24 | 3,300 ft | GRVL-F | 11 kt tail | 18 kt left (g24) |
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GNU 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 06/243,300 × 75 ft · GRVL-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at GNUWind
- 06
- 11 kt headwind · 18 kt crosswind from right
- 24
- 11 kt tailwind · 18 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 7→21 kt, ceiling 1,100 ft → 1,800 ft.
GNU weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at GNU
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAPM reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 42 observations, with 15 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 28 kt, the lowest ceiling was 900 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.
- 06
- 63%
- 24
- 37%
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Live crosswind meter
GNU has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAPM, 9.8 nm away.
Wind is 59° off runway 06, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 06/24 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
- IATA
- GNU
- FAA LID
- GNU
- City
- Goodnews
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 18 ft
- Coordinates
- 59.1176, -161.5752
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAPM
- TAF
- Nearest PADL
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 16h 54m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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Pilot PIREPs for Goodnews Airport (GNU)
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