Chefornak Airport (PACK) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:02 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAKI), PACK is currently IFR with winds from 130° at 28 knots gusting 33, visibility 2.5 statute miles, and a 4,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Chefornak Airport in Chefornak, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAKI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Chefornak Airport (PACK) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chefornak, AK at a field elevation of 54 ft. PACK has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAKI, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 3,230 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PABE.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAKI, 14.4 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (130°) at 28 kt, gusting 33 kt, visibility 2.5 statute miles, a few clouds at 1,200 ft, broken clouds at 4,000 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 29.84 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 4,000 ft.
SPECI PAKI 281102Z AUTO 13028G33KT 2 1/2SM -RA BR FEW012 BKN040 OVC050 06/04 A2984 RMK AO2 PK WND 13033/1100 P0000
What changed at PAKI (nearest station)?
Since the 1056Z (2:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from MVFR to IFR.
- Visibility dropped from 5 SM to 2.5 SM.
- Ceiling lifted from 2,700 ft to 4,000 ft.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for PACK
Based on the nearest station (PAKI), PACK is currently IFR with winds from 130° at 28 knots gusting 33, visibility 2.5 statute miles, and a 4,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately -900 ft (field elevation 54 ft). PACK does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PABE, about 82 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 | 3,230 ft | GRVL | 19 kt head | 20 kt left (g24) |
| 34 | 3,230 ft | GRVL | 19 kt tail | 20 kt right (g24) |
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PACK 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 16/343,230 × 60 ft · GRVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at PACKWind
- 16
- 19 kt headwind · 20 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 19 kt tailwind · 20 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 24 h: wind 17→28 kt, ceiling 3,800 ft → 4,000 ft.
PACK 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 PACK
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAKI reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 45 observations, with 20 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 33 kt, the lowest ceiling was 900 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
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.
- 16
- 51%
- 34
- 49%
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Live crosswind meter
PACK has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAKI, 14 nm away.
Wind is 47° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PACK
- IATA
- CYF
- FAA LID
- CFK
- City
- Chefornak
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 54 ft
- Coordinates
- 60.1367, -164.2792
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,230 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAKI
- TAF
- Nearest PABE
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Next sunset
- 16h 2m
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Pilot PIREPs for Chefornak Airport (PACK)
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