Council Airport (K29) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAWM), K29 is currently MVFR with winds from 140° at 17 knots gusting 22, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 1,800 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Council Airport in Council, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAWM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Council Airport (K29) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Council, AK at a field elevation of 100 ft. K29 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAWM, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAUN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAWM, 14.6 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 17 kt, gusting 22 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, broken clouds at 1,800 ft, overcast at 2,400 ft, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,800 ft.
METAR PAWM 281056Z AUTO 14017G22KT 7SM BKN018 OVC024 04/03 A2995 RMK AO2 PK WND 15026/1010 SLP145 T00390028 $
What changed at PAWM (nearest station)?
Since the 1041Z (2:41 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1041Z (2:41 AM AKDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K29
Based on the nearest station (PAWM), K29 is currently MVFR with winds from 140° at 17 knots gusting 22, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 1,800 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 10. Density altitude is approximately -1,250 ft (field elevation 100 ft). K29 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAUN, about 97 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10FAV | 3,000 ft | GRAVEL-G | 16 kt head | 7 kt right (g9) |
| 28 | 3,000 ft | GRAVEL-G | 16 kt tail | 7 kt left (g9) |
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K29 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 10/283,000 × 60 ft · GRAVEL-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at K29Wind
- 10
- 16 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 28
- 16 kt tailwind · 7 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 24 h: wind 18→17 kt, ceiling 300 ft → 1,800 ft.
K29 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 K29
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAWM reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 45 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 32 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 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.
- 10
- 55%
- 28
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
K29 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAWM, 15 nm away.
Wind is 23° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 10/28 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
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- IATA
- CIL
- FAA LID
- K29
- City
- Council
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 100 ft
- Coordinates
- 64.8979, -163.7030
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAWM
- TAF
- Nearest PAUN
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Next sunset
- 15h 36m
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Pilot PIREPs for Council Airport (K29)
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