Red Dog Airport (PADG) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAWN), PADG is currently IFR with winds from 150° at 16 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 800 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Red Dog Airport in Red Dog, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAWN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Red Dog Airport (PADG) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Red Dog, AK at a field elevation of 969 ft. PADG has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAWN, about 28 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 6,312 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAOT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAWN, 28.3 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 16 kt, gusting 20 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 800 ft, temperature 3°C (37°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 800 ft.
METAR PAWN 280956Z AUTO 15016G20KT 10SM -RA OVC008 03/02 A2995 RMK AO2 CIG 005V010 SLP154 P0005 T00280022
What changed at PAWN (nearest station)?
Since the 0856Z (12:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0856Z (12:56 AM AKDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for PADG
Based on the nearest station (PAWN), PADG is currently IFR with winds from 150° at 16 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 800 ft ceiling. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (21). Density altitude is approximately -300 ft (field elevation 969 ft). PADG does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAOT, about 69 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21FAV | 6,312 ft | ASPH-G | 5 kt head | 15 kt left (g19) |
| 03 | 6,312 ft | ASPH-G | 5 kt tail | 15 kt right (g19) |
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PADG 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.
- Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 03/216,312 × 100 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at PADGWind
- 03
- 5 kt tailwind · 15 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 5 kt headwind · 15 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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 7→16 kt, ceiling 1,700 ft → 800 ft.
PADG 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 PADG
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAWN reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 38 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 30 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 03
- 70%
- 21
- 30%
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Live crosswind meter
PADG's AWOS-3P isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from PAWN, 28 nm away.
Wind is 72° off runway 21, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 03/21 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Ireg all day
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PADG
- IATA
- RDB
- FAA LID
- DGG
- City
- Red Dog
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 969 ft
- Coordinates
- 68.0321, -162.8990
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 6,312 ft
- Weather reporting
- On-field AWOS-3P, not in the national feed (using PAWN)
- TAF
- Nearest PAOT
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Next sunset
- 16h 13m
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Pilot PIREPs for Red Dog Airport (PADG)
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