Holy Cross Airport (PAHC) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 12:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, PAHC is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,400 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Holy Cross Airport in Holy Cross, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Holy Cross Airport (PAHC) is a regional airport serving Holy Cross, AK at a field elevation of 74 ft. PAHC reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 4,000 ft.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 3,400 ft, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,400 ft.
METAR PAHC 280856Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN034 04/02 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP209 T00390017 58018 $
What changed at PAHC?
Since the 0756Z (11:56 PM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.16 → 30.14 inHg.
Current pilot readout for PAHC
PAHC is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,400 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -1,500 ft (field elevation 74 ft). PAHC does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PABE, about 103 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | 4,000 ft | GRAVEL-G | - | - |
| 20 | 4,000 ft | GRAVEL-G | - | - |
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PAHC 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 02/204,000 × 100 ft · GRAVEL-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAHCWind
- 02
- no steady wind
- 20
- 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 8→0 kt, ceiling 500 ft → 3,400 ft.
PAHC 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 PAHC
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PAHC reported mostly VFR across 28 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 20
- 50%
- 02
- 50%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PAHC's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Gravel · 4,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 02/20 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- PAHC
- IATA
- HCR
- FAA LID
- HCA
- City
- Holy Cross
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 74 ft
- Coordinates
- 62.1883, -159.7750
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PABE
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 17h 35m
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Pilot PIREPs for Holy Cross Airport (PAHC)
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