Gambell Airport (PAGM) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 7:56 AM GMT+12, Oct 29, PAGM is currently MVFR with winds from 260° at 12 knots, visibility 4 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Gambell Airport in Gambell, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Gambell Airport (PAGM) is a regional airport serving Gambell, AK at a field elevation of 29 ft. PAGM reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 4,500 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 125.9.
Wind from the west (260°) at 12 kt, visibility 4 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 3°C (38°F), altimeter 29.59 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR).
METAR PAGM 281956Z AUTO 26012KT 4SM BR CLR 03/01 A2959 RMK AO2 SLP024 T00330011
What changed at PAGM?
Since the 1856Z (6:56 AM GMT+12) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1856Z (6:56 AM GMT+12) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for PAGM
PAGM is currently MVFR with winds from 260° at 12 knots, visibility 4 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -950 ft (field elevation 29 ft). PAGM does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAUN, about 289 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 4,500 ft | ASP | 0 kt head | 12 kt right |
| 34 | 4,500 ft | ASP | 0 kt head | 12 kt left |
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PAGM 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.
- Closed (NOTAM)Runway 16/344,500 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAGMWind
- 16
- 0 kt headwind · 12 kt crosswind from right
- 34
- 0 kt headwind · 12 kt crosswind from left
2 active equipment NOTAMsView 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 24→12 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
PAGM 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 PAGM
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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OME UA /OV OME262097/TM 1750/FL370/TP B789/TB LGT CHOP/RM /ZAN
OME UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OME262097Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1750Reported at 17:50 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP B789Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.RM /ZANRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at PAGM
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PAGM reported mostly IFR across 62 observations, with 15 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 34 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 54%
- 34
- 46%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PAGM's own weather station.
Wind is 88° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 4,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 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
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- PAGM
- IATA
- GAM
- FAA LID
- GAM
- City
- Gambell
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 29 ft
- Coordinates
- 63.7677, -171.7333
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PAUN
- AWOS/ASOS
- 125.9 MHz
- CTAF
- 122.7 MHz
- Time zone
- Asia/Anadyr
- Sunset in
- 7h 0m
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Pilot PIREPs for Gambell Airport (PAGM)
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