Olga Bay Seaplane Base (KOY) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAKH), KOY is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 13 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Olga Bay Seaplane Base in Olga Bay, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAKH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Olga Bay Seaplane Base (KOY) is a seaplane base in Olga Bay, AK. KOY has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAKH, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (ALL, WAY), the longest 10,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PADQ.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAKH, 13.5 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 13 kt, gusting 20 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 7°C (44°F), altimeter 30.28 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR PAKH 281856Z AUTO 12013G20KT 10SM 07/06 A3028 RMK AO2 RAB17E22 SLP253 T00670056 PNO $
What changed at PAKH (nearest station)?
Since the 1756Z (9:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 20 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.30 → 30.28 inHg.
Current pilot readout for KOY
Based on the nearest station (PAKH), KOY is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 13 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -1,450 ft (field elevation 0 ft). KOY does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PADQ, about 66 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLFAV | 10,000 ft | WATER-E | 6 kt tail | 11 kt right (g17) |
| WAY | 10,000 ft | WATER-E | 6 kt tail | 11 kt right (g17) |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 4→13 kt, ceiling 1,300 ft → unlimited.
KOY weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KOY
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ADQ UA /OV PADQ/TM 1902/FLUNKN/TP SF34/SK BKN012-TOP030/RM DURD RWY 26
ADQ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PADQLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1902Reported at 19:02 UTC.FLUNKNAltitude unknown.TP SF34Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN012-TOP030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURD RWY 26Remarks.Show raw report
AKN UA /OV AKN122065/TM 1742/FL370/TP B789/TB NEG/RM /ZAN
AKN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AKN122065Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1742Reported at 17:42 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP B789Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM /ZANRemarks.Show raw report
ADQ UA /OV ADQ/TM 1411/FL014/TP B190/SK BKN014-TOP021/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZAN
ADQ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ADQLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1411Reported at 14:11 UTC.FL014Altitude: 1,400 ft MSL.TP B190Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN014-TOP021Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM ZANRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KOY
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAKH reported mostly marginal VFR across 27 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,300 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
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.
- ALL/WAY
- 100%
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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
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- IATA
- KOY
- FAA LID
- KOY
- City
- Olga Bay
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 0 ft
- Coordinates
- 57.1615, -154.2300
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 10,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAKH
- TAF
- Nearest PADQ
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Sunset in
- 7h 0m
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Pilot PIREPs for Olga Bay Seaplane Base (KOY)
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