Golovin Airport (PAGL) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 9:24 AM AKDT, Oct 28, PAGL is currently MVFR with winds from 130° at 21 knots gusting 26, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,900 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Golovin Airport in Golovin, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Golovin Airport (PAGL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Golovin, AK at a field elevation of 65 ft. PAGL reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 4,000 ft.
Wind from the southeast (130°) at 21 kt, gusting 26 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 1,900 ft, broken clouds at 3,000 ft, overcast at 4,000 ft, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 29.73 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,900 ft.
SPECI PAGL 281724Z AUTO 13021G26KT 10SM -RA BKN019 BKN030 OVC040 04/02 A2973 RMK AO2 PK WND 13028/1703 P0000 $
What changed at PAGL?
Since the 1656Z (8:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Ceiling moved from 3,000 ft to 1,900 ft.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 29.75 → 29.73 inHg.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for PAGL
PAGL is currently MVFR with winds from 130° at 21 knots gusting 26, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,900 ft ceiling. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (21). Density altitude is approximately -1,000 ft (field elevation 65 ft). PAGL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAUN, about 70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21FAV | 4,000 ft | GRAVEL-G | 1 kt head | 21 kt left (g26) |
| 03 | 4,000 ft | GRAVEL-G | 1 kt tail | 21 kt right (g26) |
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PAGL 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 03/214,000 × 75 ft · GRAVEL-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAGLWind
- 03
- 1 kt tailwind · 21 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 1 kt headwind · 21 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“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 18→21 kt, ceiling 1,400 ft → 1,900 ft.
PAGL 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of PAGL
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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OME UA /OV OME/TM 1705/FL012/TP C208/SK OVC012 EAST OVC010 WEST/TB NEG/RM DURC 10 DURD RNAV M10 IMPACT SN /ZAN
OME UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OMELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1705Reported at 17:05 UTC.FL012Altitude: 1,200 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC012 EAST OVC010 WESTSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM DURC 10 DURD RNAV M10 IMP…Remarks.Show raw report
OME UA /OV OME/TM 1619/FL015/TP C208/SK OVC015/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC ZAN
OME UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OMELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1619Reported at 16:19 UTC.FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC015Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM DURC ZANRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at PAGL
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PAGL reported mostly marginal VFR across 47 observations, with 16 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 28 kt, the lowest ceiling was 800 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
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.
- 03
- 51%
- 21
- 49%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PAGL's own weather station.
Wind is 86° off runway 21, the end with the most headwind right now.
Gravel · 4,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 03/21 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
- PAGL
- IATA
- GLV
- FAA LID
- GLV
- City
- Golovin
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 65 ft
- Coordinates
- 64.5505, -163.0070
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PAUN
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Next sunset
- 9h 15m
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Pilot PIREPs for Golovin Airport (PAGL)
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