Kongiganak Airport (PADY) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAQH), PADY is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 18 knots gusting 24, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Kongiganak Airport in Kongiganak, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAQH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Kongiganak Airport (PADY) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kongiganak, AK at a field elevation of 40 ft. PADY has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAQH, about 34 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PABE.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAQH, 33.6 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 18 kt, gusting 24 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 ft, broken clouds at 5,500 ft, overcast at 7,500 ft, temperature 7°C (44°F), altimeter 29.97 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 5,500 ft.
METAR PAQH 281056Z AUTO 12018G24KT 10SM SCT025 BKN055 OVC075 07/03 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP150 T00670033
What changed at PAQH (nearest station)?
Since the 1018Z (2:18 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 24 kt.
- Flight category improved from MVFR to VFR.
- Ceiling lifted from 2,500 ft to 5,500 ft.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.00 → 29.97 inHg.
Current pilot readout for PADY
Based on the nearest station (PAQH), PADY is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 18 knots gusting 24, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 19. Density altitude is approximately -1,000 ft (field elevation 40 ft). PADY does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PABE, about 58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19FAV | 2,400 ft | GRVL-P | 3 kt head | 18 kt left (g24) |
| 01 | 2,400 ft | GRVL-P | 3 kt tail | 18 kt right (g24) |
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PADY 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 01/192,400 × 75 ft · GRVL-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at PADYWind
- 01
- 3 kt tailwind · 18 kt crosswind from right
- 19
- 3 kt headwind · 18 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 14→18 kt, ceiling 2,400 ft → 5,500 ft.
PADY 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 PADY
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAQH reported mostly VFR across 35 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 24 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,700 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
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.
- 01
- 58%
- 19
- 42%
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Live crosswind meter
PADY has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAQH, 34 nm away.
Wind is 81° off runway 19, 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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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PADY
- IATA
- KKH
- FAA LID
- DUY
- City
- Kongiganak
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 40 ft
- Coordinates
- 59.9608, -162.8810
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAQH
- TAF
- Nearest PABE
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 16h 9m
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Pilot PIREPs for Kongiganak Airport (PADY)
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