Haines Airport (PAHN) Aviation Weather: METAR & TAF
As of 12:54 AM AKDT, Oct 28, PAHN is currently VFR with winds from 300° at 7 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Haines Airport in Haines, AK, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Haines Airport (PAHN) is a regional airport serving Haines, AK at a field elevation of 29 ft. PAHN reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 4,000 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 135.75.
Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 7 kt, gusting 17 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 8,000 ft, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.43 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR PAHN 280854Z AUTO 30007G17KT 250V320 10SM FEW080 08/M06 A3043 RMK AO2 SLP307 T00781056 401110017 53003 TSNO $
What changed at PAHN?
Since the 0754Z (11:54 PM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 17 kt.
Current pilot readout for PAHN
PAHN is currently VFR with winds from 300° at 7 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 26. Density altitude is approximately -1,450 ft (field elevation 29 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26FAV | 4,000 ft | ASP | 7 kt head | 1 kt right (g3) |
| 08 | 4,000 ft | ASP | 7 kt tail | 1 kt left (g3) |
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PAHN 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 08/264,000 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAHNWind
- 08
- 7 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 26
- 7 kt headwind · 1 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 12→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
PAHN 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 PAHN
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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JNU UA /OV JNU /TM 0542 /FLUNKN /TP B737 /TB LGT CHOP /RM DURD RY8 AKFSS
JNU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV JNULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0542Reported at 05:42 UTC.FLUNKNAltitude unknown.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.RM DURD RY8 AKFSSRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at PAHN
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PAHN reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 8,000 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 08
- 70%
- 26
- 30%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0542Z (9:42 PM AKDT)
TAF PAHN 280542Z 2806/2906 32005KT P6SM FEW250 FM281200 32008KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PAHN's own weather station.
Wind is 10° off runway 26, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 4,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 08/26 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- PAHN
- IATA
- HNS
- FAA LID
- HNS
- City
- Haines
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 29 ft
- Coordinates
- 59.2439, -135.5239
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Published
- AWOS/ASOS
- 135.75 MHz
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Juneau
- Next sunset
- 16h 12m
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Pilot PIREPs for Haines Airport (PAHN)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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