Atka Airport (PAAK) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 9:56 AM HADT, Oct 28, PAAK is currently MVFR with winds from 100° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,700 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Atka Airport in Atka, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Atka Airport (PAAK) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Atka, AK at a field elevation of 55 ft. PAAK reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 4,500 ft.
Wind from the east (100°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 1,700 ft, overcast at 7,000 ft, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 30.03 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,700 ft.
METAR PAAK 281856Z AUTO 10009KT 10SM BKN017 OVC070 06/04 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 T00610044 TSNO PNO $
What changed at PAAK?
Since the 1756Z (8:56 AM HADT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.05 → 30.03 inHg.
Current pilot readout for PAAK
PAAK is currently MVFR with winds from 100° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,700 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately -1,150 ft (field elevation 55 ft). PAAK does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PADU, about 294 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 4,500 ft | ASPH-E | 4 kt head | 8 kt left |
| 34 | 4,500 ft | ASPH-E | 4 kt tail | 8 kt right |
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PAAK 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 16/344,500 × 100 ft · ASPH-ECurrent useno stated-runway source at PAAKWind
- 16
- 4 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 4 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
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 10→9 kt, ceiling 1,900 ft → 1,700 ft.
PAAK 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 PAAK
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PAAK reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 50 observations, with 23 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 900 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
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.
- 34
- 58%
- 16
- 42%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PAAK's own weather station.
Wind is 65° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 4,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 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
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PAAK
- IATA
- AKB
- FAA LID
- AKA
- City
- Atka
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 55 ft
- Coordinates
- 52.2203, -174.2060
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PADU
- Time zone
- America/Adak
- Sunset in
- 8h 41m
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Pilot PIREPs for Atka Airport (PAAK)
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