Big Lake Airport (PAGQ) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
A current METAR is not available for PAGQ right now.
Aviation weather near Big Lake Airport in Big Lake, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAWS): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Big Lake Airport (PAGQ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Big Lake, AK at a field elevation of 162 ft. PAGQ has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAWS, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 2,450 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAED.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAWS, 8.1 nm away.
What changed at PAWS (nearest station)?
Since the 1356Z (5:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Freezing fog ended (FZFG).
- Mist began (BR).
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for PAGQ
A current METAR is not available for PAGQ right now. The nearest reporting station is PAWS. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | 2,450 ft | GRAVEL-G | - | - |
| 25 | 2,450 ft | GRAVEL-G | - | - |
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PAGQ 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 07/252,450 × 70 ft · GRAVEL-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAGQWind
- 07
- no steady wind
- 25
- no steady wind
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 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 100 ft.
PAGQ 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 PAGQ
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAWS reported mostly VFR across 27 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 07
- 93%
- 25
- 7%
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Runway 07/25 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
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PAGQ
- IATA
- BGQ
- FAA LID
- BGQ
- City
- Big Lake
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 162 ft
- Coordinates
- 61.5347, -149.8129
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,450 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAWS
- TAF
- Nearest PAED
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 11h 45m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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25–50 NM
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50–100 NM
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Pilot PIREPs for Big Lake Airport (PAGQ)
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