Clear Airport (PACL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:53 PM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PANN), PACL has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 080° at 16 knots gusting 23, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Clear Airport in Clear, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PANN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Clear Airport (PACL) is a regional airport serving Clear, AK at a field elevation of 559 ft. PACL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PANN, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 3,997 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PANN, 15 nm away.
Wind from the east (080°) at 16 kt, gusting 23 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 2°C (36°F), altimeter 29.93 inHg.
METAR PANN 282353Z AUTO 08016G23KT CLR 02/M04 A2993 RMK AO2 PK WND 07028/2314 SLP143 T00221039 10028 20006 56035 TSNO $
Current pilot readout for PACL
Based on the nearest station (PANN), PACL has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 080° at 16 knots gusting 23, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (01). Density altitude is approximately -850 ft (field elevation 559 ft). PACL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAFA, about 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01FAV | 3,997 ft | ASP | 11 kt head | 12 kt right (g17) |
| 19 | 3,997 ft | ASP | 11 kt tail | 12 kt left (g17) |
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PACL 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 01/193,997 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at PACLWind
- 01
- 11 kt headwind · 12 kt crosswind from right
- 19
- 11 kt tailwind · 12 kt crosswind from left
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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.
PACL 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 PACL
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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FAI UA /OV ENN331018 /TM 2125 /FL085-105 /TP C208 /TB MOD /IC NEG /RM DURC OVR OLD MINTO AKFSS
FAI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ENN331018Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2125Reported at 21:25 UTC.FL085-105Altitude: 8,500 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.TB MODTurbulence: moderate.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM DURC OVR OLD MINTO AKFSSRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at PACL
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 01
- 86%
- 19
- 14%
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Live crosswind meter
PACL has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PANN, 15 nm away.
Wind is 46° off runway 01, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 01/19 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near PACL
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near PACL.
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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
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- PACL
- FAA LID
- Z84
- City
- Clear
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 559 ft
- Coordinates
- 64.2997, -149.1174
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,997 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PANN
- TAF
- Nearest PAFA
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Sunset in
- 1h 13m
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Pilot PIREPs for Clear Airport (PACL)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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