Ekwok Airport (KEK) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:16 PM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PANW), KEK is currently IFR with winds from 140° at 8 knots, visibility 1.5 statute miles, and a 800 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Ekwok Airport in Ekwok, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PANW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ekwok Airport (KEK) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ekwok, AK at a field elevation of 142 ft. KEK has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PANW, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 3,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PADL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PANW, 6.4 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 8 kt, visibility 1.5 statute miles, broken clouds at 800 ft, overcast at 1,300 ft, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 29.97 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 800 ft.
SPECI PANW 282116Z AUTO 14008KT 1 1/2SM -RA BR BKN008 OVC013 05/05 A2997 RMK AO2 CIG 005V009 P0003
What changed at PANW (nearest station)?
Since the 2112Z (1:12 PM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Ceiling dropped from 1,300 ft to 800 ft.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for KEK
Based on the nearest station (PANW), KEK is currently IFR with winds from 140° at 8 knots, visibility 1.5 statute miles, and a 800 ft ceiling. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (21). Density altitude is approximately -1,100 ft (field elevation 142 ft). KEK does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PADL, about 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21FAV | 3,300 ft | GRAVEL | 2 kt head | 8 kt left |
| 03 | 3,300 ft | GRAVEL | 2 kt tail | 8 kt right |
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KEK 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 03/213,300 × 75 ft · GRAVELCurrent useno stated-runway source at KEKWind
- 03
- 2 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 2 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 5→8 kt, ceiling 700 ft → 800 ft.
KEK 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KEK
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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EII UA /OV EII/TM 2124/FL150/TP BE20/TA M14/IC LGT RIME 150-110/RM DURD TEMP M07-M14 /ZAN
EII UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EIILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2124Reported at 21:24 UTC.FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.TA M14Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIME 150-110Icing: light rime 15,000–11,000 ft.RM DURD TEMP M07-M14 /ZANRemarks.Show raw report
BET UA /OV BET120085/TM 2102/FL330/TP B77L/TB NEG/RM ZAN
BET UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BET120085Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2102Reported at 21:02 UTC.FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.TP B77LAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZANRemarks.Show raw report
BET UA /OV BET103140/TM 2100/FL340/TP B77L/TB CONT LGT CHOP/RM ZAN
BET UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BET103140Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2100Reported at 21:00 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B77LAircraft type reporting.TB CONT LGT CHOPTurbulence: cont light chop.RM ZANRemarks.Show raw report
DLG UA /OV DLG164009 /TM 1811 /FL005 /TP C207 /WV 110035KT /RM DEP CLP AKFSS
DLG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DLG164009Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1811Reported at 18:11 UTC.FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.TP C207Aircraft type reporting.WV 110035KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.RM DEP CLP AKFSSRemarks.Show raw report
AKN UA /OV AKN220046/TM 1741/FL300/TP SB20/TB OCNL CONS LGT/RM /ZAN
AKN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AKN220046Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1741Reported at 17:41 UTC.FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.TP SB20Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL CONS LGTTurbulence: occasional continuous light.RM /ZANRemarks.Show raw report
AKN UA /OV PAKN/TM 1650/FL030/TP B190/TB LGT ABV SFC/IC NEG
AKN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PAKNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1650Reported at 16:50 UTC.FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.TP B190Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT ABV SFCTurbulence: light abv sfc.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
DLG UA /OV DLG/TM 1545/FL011/TP B190/SK OVC011/TB LGT BLO 011/IC NEG/RM DURD RNAVZ19/ ZAN
DLG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DLGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1545Reported at 15:45 UTC.FL011Altitude: 1,100 ft MSL.TP B190Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC011Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB LGT BLO 011Turbulence: light blo 011.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM DURD RNAVZ19/ ZANRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KEK
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PANW reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 74 observations, with 25 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 03
- 63%
- 21
- 37%
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Live crosswind meter
KEK has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PANW, 6.4 nm away.
Wind is 78° off runway 21, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 03/21 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- IATA
- KEK
- FAA LID
- KEK
- City
- Ekwok
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 142 ft
- Coordinates
- 59.3568, -157.4710
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PANW
- TAF
- Nearest PADL
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Sunset in
- 5h 16m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ekwok Airport (KEK)
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