Marshall Don Hunter Sr Airport (PADM) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 12:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, PADM is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,500 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Marshall Don Hunter Sr Airport in Marshall, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Marshall Don Hunter Sr Airport (PADM) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Marshall, AK at a field elevation of 115 ft. PADM reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 3,200 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 3,500 ft, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,500 ft.
METAR PADM 280856Z AUTO 14010KT 10SM OVC035 05/02 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP200 T00500017 58025
What changed at PADM?
Since the 0756Z (11:56 PM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind direction moved from 170° to 140°.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.14 → 30.11 inHg.
Current pilot readout for PADM
PADM is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (07). Density altitude is approximately -1,300 ft (field elevation 115 ft). PADM does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PABE, about 65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07FAV | 3,200 ft | GVL | 6 kt head | 8 kt right |
| 25 | 3,200 ft | GVL | 6 kt tail | 8 kt left |
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PADM 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 07/253,200 × 100 ft · GVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at PADMWind
- 07
- 6 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 25
- 6 kt tailwind · 8 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 16→10 kt, ceiling 1,000 ft → 3,500 ft.
PADM 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 PADM
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PADM reported mostly VFR across 33 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 31 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
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.
- 07
- 60%
- 25
- 40%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PADM's own weather station.
Wind is 55° off runway 07, the end with the most headwind right now.
GVL · 3,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 07/25 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
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PADM
- IATA
- MLL
- FAA LID
- MDM
- City
- Marshall
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 115 ft
- Coordinates
- 61.8643, -162.0260
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PABE
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Next sunset
- 17h 46m
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Pilot PIREPs for Marshall Don Hunter Sr Airport (PADM)
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