Mertarvik Airport (PAEW) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAOO), PAEW is currently MVFR with winds from 110° at 23 knots gusting 28, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 1,200 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Mertarvik Airport in Mertarvik, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAOO): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Mertarvik Airport (PAEW) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mertarvik, AK at a field elevation of 345 ft. PAEW has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAOO, about 24 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 3,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PABE.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAOO, 23.6 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 23 kt, gusting 28 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, broken clouds at 1,200 ft, overcast at 1,800 ft, temperature 6°C (42°F), altimeter 29.83 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,200 ft.
METAR PAOO 281056Z AUTO 11023G28KT 5SM -RA BR BKN012 OVC018 06/04 A2983 RMK AO2 PK WND 12035/1027 RAB11 SLP107 T00560044 TSNO PNO $
What changed at PAOO (nearest station)?
Since the 0956Z (1:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Visibility dropped from 10 SM to 5 SM.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 29.89 → 29.83 inHg.
- Rain began (-RA).
- Mist began (BR).
Current pilot readout for PAEW
Based on the nearest station (PAOO), PAEW is currently MVFR with winds from 110° at 23 knots gusting 28, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 1,200 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (12). Density altitude is approximately -600 ft (field elevation 345 ft). PAEW does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PABE, about 78 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12FAV | 3,300 ft | GVL | 22 kt head | 8 kt left (g10) |
| 30 | 3,300 ft | GVL | 22 kt tail | 8 kt right (g10) |
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PAEW 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 12/303,300 × 75 ft · GVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAEWWind
- 12
- 22 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
- 30
- 22 kt tailwind · 8 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 25→23 kt, ceiling 1,100 ft → 1,200 ft.
PAEW 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 PAEW
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAOO reported mostly marginal VFR across 39 observations, with 14 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 36 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 12
- 54%
- 30
- 46%
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Live crosswind meter
PAEW has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAOO, 24 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 12/30 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
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PAEW
- IATA
- WWT
- FAA LID
- EWU
- City
- Mertarvik
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 345 ft
- Coordinates
- 60.8104, -164.4995
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAOO
- TAF
- Nearest PABE
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Next sunset
- 15h 58m
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Pilot PIREPs for Mertarvik Airport (PAEW)
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