Shungnak Airport (PAGH) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 4:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, PAGH is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,900 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Shungnak Airport in Shungnak, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Shungnak Airport (PAGH) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Shungnak, AK at a field elevation of 205 ft. PAGH reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 4,001 ft. CTAF is 122.7.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 4,900 ft, temperature 3°C (37°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,900 ft.
METAR PAGH 281256Z AUTO 11011KT 10SM OVC049 03/02 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP206 T00280022
What changed at PAGH?
Since the 1156Z (3:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.15 → 30.13 inHg.
Current pilot readout for PAGH
PAGH is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,900 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 10. Density altitude is approximately -1,450 ft (field elevation 205 ft). PAGH does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAOT, about 128 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10FAV | 4,001 ft | GVL | 11 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 28 | 4,001 ft | GVL | 11 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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PAGH 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 10/284,001 × 60 ft · GVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAGHWind
- 10
- 11 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 28
- 11 kt tailwind · 1 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 23 h: wind 12→11 kt, ceiling 7,000 ft → 4,900 ft.
PAGH 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 PAGH
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PAGH reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 31 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,100 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
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.
- 10
- 86%
- 28
- 14%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PAGH's own weather station.
Wind is 7° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.
GVL · 4,001 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 10/28 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
- PAGH
- IATA
- SHG
- FAA LID
- SHG
- City
- Shungnak
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 205 ft
- Coordinates
- 66.8881, -157.1620
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,001 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PAOT
- CTAF
- 122.7 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 12h 50m
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Pilot PIREPs for Shungnak Airport (PAGH)
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