Tin Creek Airport (PAFL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
A current METAR is not available for PAFL right now.
Aviation weather near Tin Creek Airport in Farewell Lake, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAFS): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Tin Creek Airport (PAFL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Farewell Lake, AK at a field elevation of 1,185 ft. PAFL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAFS, about 36 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAMC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAFS, 35.7 nm away.
What changed at PAFS (nearest station)?
Since the 1701Z (9:01 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
- Ceiling dropped from 3,600 ft to 3,000 ft.
Current pilot readout for PAFL
A current METAR is not available for PAFL right now. The nearest reporting station is PAFS. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 2,000 ft | GRAVEL-P | - | - |
| 31 | 2,000 ft | GRAVEL-P | - | - |
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PAFL 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 13/312,000 × 12 ft · GRAVEL-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAFLWind
- 13
- no steady wind
- 31
- no steady wind
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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 6→0 kt, ceiling 1,200 ft → 3,000 ft.
PAFL 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 PAFL
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAFS reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 33 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,200 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
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.
- 13
- 53%
- 31
- 47%
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Runway 13/31 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
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PAFL
- FAA LID
- TNW
- City
- Farewell Lake
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,185 ft
- Coordinates
- 62.5322, -153.6128
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAFS
- TAF
- Nearest PAMC
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Sunset in
- 7h 56m
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Nearby airports
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Pilot PIREPs for Tin Creek Airport (PAFL)
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