Shageluk Airport (PAHX) Aviation Weather, METAR, TAF & ATIS Alerts
Live aviation weather for Shageluk Airport in Shageluk, AK, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter, runway crosswinds, and Telegram airport alerts.
Shageluk Airport (PAHX) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Shageluk, AK at 79 ft. PAHX reports its own METAR — decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. Its 4 runways (16, 18W, 34, 36W) — longest 5,000 ft — are checked against the current wind in the crosswind table below. Track PAHX 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 calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR PAHX 291902Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/06 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T01280061
What changed at PAHX?
Since the 1702Z (9:02 AM AKDT) report — compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1702Z report — conditions are holding steady.
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Current pilot readout for PAHX
PAHX is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -300 ft (field elevation 79 ft). PAHX does not publish a TAF — the nearest TAF station is PAUN, about 79 nm away.
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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 PAHX. This is intended as a planning aid only and should not replace official performance calculations or pilot judgment.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 3,400 ft | GRVL-F | — | — |
| 18W | 5,000 ft | WATER | — | — |
| 34 | 3,400 ft | GRVL-F | — | — |
| 36W | 5,000 ft | WATER | — | — |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 7→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
PAHX weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast — drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Live weather radar around Shageluk Airport in Shageluk, 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 PAHX is headed.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © OpenStreetMap © CARTO
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at PAHX
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PAHX reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
- 16
- 79%
- 18W/34/36W
- 21%
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Airport facts
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PAHX
- IATA
- SHX
- FAA LID
- SHX
- City
- Shageluk
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 79 ft
- Coordinates
- 62.6921, -159.5690
- Runways
- 4
- Longest runway
- 5,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PAUN
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Sunset in
- 11h 44m
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Nearby airports
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Within 25 NM
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PAHX weather — frequently asked
What runways are available at PAHX?+
PAHX has 4 runways — 16, 18W, 34, 36W; the longest is 5,000 ft. This page computes the live crosswind for each runway end from the current wind.
Does PAHX report its own weather?+
Yes — Shageluk Airport has its own weather station and publishes METAR observations, which this page decodes live.
Does PAHX have a TAF?+
No — PAHX does not publish its own TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAUN, about 79 nm away.
Does PAHX broadcast D-ATIS?+
No — PAHX does not broadcast D-ATIS. Alerts for PAHX from the ATIS Alerts bot (@atisalerts_bot) are based on its METAR instead.
Pilot PIREPs for Shageluk Airport (PAHX)
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