Granite Mountain Air Station (PAGZ) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAKK), PAGZ is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,400 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Granite Mountain Air Station in Granite Mountain, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAKK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Granite Mountain Air Station (PAGZ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Granite Mountain, AK at a field elevation of 1,313 ft. PAGZ has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAKK, about 28 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,873 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAUN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAKK, 28 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (130°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 3,400 ft, overcast at 6,000 ft, temperature 3°C (37°F), altimeter 29.90 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,400 ft.
METAR PAKK 281356Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM BKN034 OVC060 03/01 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP135 T00280011 $
What changed at PAKK (nearest station)?
Since the 1256Z (4:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 2°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 29.93 → 29.90 inHg.
Current pilot readout for PAGZ
Based on the nearest station (PAKK), PAGZ is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,400 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 200 ft (field elevation 1,313 ft). PAGZ does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAUN, about 92 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 3,873 ft | GRVL | 3 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 35 | 3,873 ft | GRVL | 3 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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PAGZ 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 17/353,873 × 111 ft · GRVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAGZWind
- 17
- 3 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 3 kt tailwind · 4 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 11→5 kt, ceiling 3,300 ft → 3,400 ft.
PAGZ 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 PAGZ
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAKK reported mostly VFR across 12 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,800 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
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.
- 35
- 57%
- 17
- 43%
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Live crosswind meter
PAGZ has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAKK, 28 nm away.
Wind is 51° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 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
- Other services
- Cargo handling
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PAGZ
- IATA
- GMT
- FAA LID
- GSZ
- City
- Granite Mountain
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,313 ft
- Coordinates
- 65.4021, -161.2810
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,873 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAKK
- TAF
- Nearest PAUN
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Next sunset
- 12h 17m
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Pilot PIREPs for Granite Mountain Air Station (PAGZ)
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