Hooper Bay Airport (PAHP) Aviation Weather, METAR, TAF & ATIS Alerts
Live aviation weather for Hooper Bay Airport in Hooper Bay, AK, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter, runway crosswinds, and Telegram airport alerts.
Hooper Bay Airport (PAHP) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hooper Bay, AK at 13 ft. PAHP reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. Its 2 runways (13, 31), longest 3,300 ft, are checked against the current wind in the crosswind table below. Automated weather is broadcast on 135.1. Track PAHP in the ATIS Alerts Telegram bot to get a message when a new METAR changes the picture: flight category, wind, or ceiling past your selected minimums.
Wind from the southwest (230°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 900 ft, overcast at 2,500 ft, altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,500 ft.
METAR PAHP 130756Z AUTO 23010KT 10SM FEW009 OVC025 A3017 RMK AO2 SLPNO FZRANO $
What changed at PAHP?
Since the 0656Z (10:56 PM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0656Z report, conditions are holding steady.
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Current pilot readout for PAHP
PAHP is currently MVFR with winds from 230° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,500 ft ceiling. The strongest crosswind component is currently on runway 13, about 10 knots. PAHP does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PABE, about 133 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Use this section to quickly compare current wind alignment across available runways at PAHP. This is intended as a planning aid only and should not replace official performance calculations or pilot judgment.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13FAV | 3,300 ft | ASP | 1 kt head | 10 kt right |
| 31 | 3,300 ft | ASP | 1 kt tail | 10 kt left |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 16→10 kt, ceiling 1,200 ft → 2,500 ft.
PAHP weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Live weather radar around Hooper Bay Airport in Hooper Bay, AK: the NOAA/NWS NEXRAD composite updates about every five minutes, with NOAA lightning strike density overlaid. The loop plays the past 50 minutes, then continues into a future-radar forecast (+1 to +4 hours, NOAA HRRR model) so you can see where precipitation around PAHP is headed.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
Forecast frames (amber label) are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Lightning strike density appears as a blue-white glow when strikes are detected in view. Radar and lightning coverage are limited in parts of Alaska, Hawaii, and offshore areas. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of PAHP
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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KSM UA /OV KSM/TM 0355/FL020/TP C130/SK OVC020-TOPUNKN/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC TO ANC /ZAN/
KSM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KSMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0355Reported at 03:55 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP C130Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC020-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM DURC TO ANC /ZAN/Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at PAHP
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PAHP reported mostly marginal VFR across 39 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 25 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
- 13
- 54%
- 31
- 46%
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Airport facts
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PAHP
- IATA
- HPB
- FAA LID
- HPB
- City
- Hooper Bay
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 13 ft
- Coordinates
- 61.5239, -166.1470
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PABE
- AWOS/ASOS
- 135.1 MHz
- CTAF
- 123 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Next sunset
- 21h 21m
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Nearby airports
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PAHP weather: frequently asked
What runways are available at PAHP?+
PAHP has 2 runways: 13, 31; the longest is 3,300 ft. This page computes the live crosswind for each runway end from the current wind.
Does PAHP report its own weather?+
Yes. Hooper Bay Airport has its own weather station and publishes METAR observations, which this page decodes live.
Does PAHP have a TAF?+
No. PAHP does not publish its own TAF. The nearest TAF station is PABE, about 133 nm away.
Does PAHP broadcast D-ATIS?+
No. PAHP does not broadcast D-ATIS. Alerts for PAHP from the ATIS Alerts bot (@atisalerts_bot) are based on its METAR instead.
Pilot PIREPs for Hooper Bay Airport (PAHP)
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