Hydaburg Seaplane Base (PAHY) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 12:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, PAHY has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 350° at 4 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Hydaburg Seaplane Base in Hydaburg, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Hydaburg Seaplane Base (PAHY) is a seaplane base in Hydaburg, AK. PAHY reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 5,000 ft.
Wind from the north (350°) at 4 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 7°C (44°F), altimeter 30.07 inHg.
METAR PAHY 280856Z AUTO 35004KT CLR 07/M03 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP180 T00671033 400940050 53004 PWINO $
What changed at PAHY?
Since the 0756Z (11:56 PM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0756Z (11:56 PM AKDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for PAHY
PAHY has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 350° at 4 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -1,200 ft (field elevation 0 ft). PAHY does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAKW, about 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFAV | 5,000 ft | WATER | 4 kt head | 1 kt left |
| W | 5,000 ft | WATER | 4 kt head | 1 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 4→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
PAHY 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 PAHY
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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PSG UUA /OV PSG/TM 0408/FL060/TP LJ45/RM DURD LLWS +/- 15KT 060-SFC/ ZAN
PSG UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV PSGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0408Reported at 04:08 UTC.FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.TP LJ45Aircraft type reporting.RM DURD LLWS +/- 15KT 060-SF…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at PAHY
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PAHY reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 2,900 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/W
- 100%
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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
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- ICAO
- PAHY
- IATA
- HYG
- FAA LID
- HYG
- City
- Hydaburg
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 0 ft
- Coordinates
- 55.2052, -132.8303
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PAKW
- Time zone
- America/Sitka
- Next sunset
- 16h 12m
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Pilot PIREPs for Hydaburg Seaplane Base (PAHY)
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