Grayling Airport (KGX) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PANV), KGX is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Grayling Airport in Grayling, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PANV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Grayling Airport (KGX) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Grayling, AK at a field elevation of 137 ft. KGX has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PANV, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAUN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PANV, 15.3 nm away.
Wind from the east (100°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 ft, overcast at 6,000 ft, temperature 3°C (37°F), altimeter 29.86 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,000 ft.
METAR PANV 281556Z AUTO 10007KT 10SM -RA SCT050 OVC060 03/01 A2986 RMK AO2 RAB20UPB33E38 SLP197 P0000 T00280011 TSNO
What changed at PANV (nearest station)?
Since the 1456Z (6:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Rain began (-RA).
- Pressure falling: altimeter 29.89 → 29.86 inHg.
Current pilot readout for KGX
Based on the nearest station (PANV), KGX is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately -1,200 ft (field elevation 137 ft). KGX does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAUN, about 63 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 | 4,000 ft | GRAVEL-G | 1 kt head | 7 kt left |
| 35 | 4,000 ft | GRAVEL-G | 1 kt tail | 7 kt right |
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KGX 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 17/354,000 × 75 ft · GRAVEL-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at KGXWind
- 17
- 1 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 1 kt tailwind · 7 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 23 h: wind 8→7 kt, ceiling 3,300 ft → 6,000 ft.
KGX 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 KGX
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PANV reported mostly VFR across 28 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
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.
- 17
- 54%
- 35
- 46%
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Live crosswind meter
KGX has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PANV, 15 nm away.
Wind is 82° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 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
- Other services
- Cargo handling
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PAGX
- IATA
- KGX
- FAA LID
- KGX
- City
- Grayling
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 137 ft
- Coordinates
- 62.8952, -160.0663
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PANV
- TAF
- Nearest PAUN
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 10h 16m
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Pilot PIREPs for Grayling Airport (KGX)
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