Hughes Airport (PAHU) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAIM), PAHU is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 1 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Hughes Airport in Hughes, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAIM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hughes Airport (PAHU) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hughes, AK at a field elevation of 299 ft. PAHU has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAIM, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,381 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PATA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAIM, 13.9 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (220°) at 1 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 13,000 ft, scattered clouds at 20,000 ft, scattered clouds at 23,000 ft, temperature -1°C (30°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR PAIM 281856Z 22001KT 10SM FEW130 SCT200 SCT230 M01/M01 A3001 RMK AO2A SLP180;
What changed at PAIM (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (10:55 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.34 → 30.01 inHg.
- Flight category improved from MVFR to VFR.
- The 1,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
- Visibility improved from 4 SM to 10 SM.
- Mist ended (BR).
Current pilot readout for PAHU
Based on the nearest station (PAIM), PAHU is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 1 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately -1,650 ft (field elevation 299 ft). PAHU does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PATA, about 75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 3,381 ft | GRAVEL-G | 1 kt head | 0 kt |
| 36 | 3,381 ft | GRAVEL-G | 1 kt tail | 0 kt |
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PAHU 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.
- Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 18/363,381 × 100 ft · GRAVEL-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAHUWind
- 18
- 1 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 36
- 1 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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 1→1 kt, ceiling 1,400 ft → unlimited.
PAHU weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 PAHU
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAIM reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 70 observations, with 26 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
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.
- 36
- 55%
- 18
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
PAHU has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAIM, 14 nm away.
Wind is 27° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PAHU
- IATA
- HUS
- FAA LID
- HUS
- City
- Hughes
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 299 ft
- Coordinates
- 66.0411, -154.2630
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,381 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAIM
- TAF
- Nearest PATA
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Sunset in
- 6h 23m
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Pilot PIREPs for Hughes Airport (PAHU)
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