Wales Airport (PAIW) Aviation Weather, METAR, TAF & ATIS Alerts
Live aviation weather for Wales Airport in Wales, AK, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter, runway crosswinds, and Telegram airport alerts.
Wales Airport (PAIW) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Wales, AK at 22 ft. PAIW reports its own METAR — decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. Its 2 runways (18, 36) — longest 3,990 ft — are checked against the current wind in the crosswind table below. Track PAIW 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 south-southwest (200°) at 22 kt, gusting 28 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, overcast at 900 ft, temperature 7°C (45°F), altimeter 29.82 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 900 ft.
METAR PAIW 290556Z AUTO 20022G28KT 7SM OVC009 07/07 A2982 RMK AO2 PK WND 19030/0520 SLP099 T00720072 10083 20072 58009
What changed at PAIW?
Since the 0456Z (8:56 PM AKDT) report — compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began — now gusting 28 kt.
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Current pilot readout for PAIW
PAIW is currently IFR with winds from 200° at 22 knots gusting 28, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling. The strongest crosswind component is currently on runway 18, about 4 knots. Density altitude is approximately -800 ft (field elevation 22 ft). PAIW does not publish a TAF — the nearest TAF station is PAOT, about 153 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 PAIW. This is intended as a planning aid only and should not replace official performance calculations or pilot judgment.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 3,990 ft | GRAVEL-G | 22 kt head | 4 kt right (g5) |
| 36 | 3,990 ft | GRAVEL-G | 22 kt tail | 4 kt left (g5) |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 10→22 kt, ceiling unlimited → 900 ft.
PAIW weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast — drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Live weather radar around Wales Airport in Wales, 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 PAIW 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 PAIW
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PAIW reported mostly IFR across 31 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 30 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: LIFR → IFR
Most recent change: VFR → IFR
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- 18
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Airport facts
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PAIW
- IATA
- WAA
- FAA LID
- IWK
- City
- Wales
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 22 ft
- Coordinates
- 65.6226, -168.0950
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,990 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PAOT
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Sunset in
- 2h 2m
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Nearby airports
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What runways are available at PAIW?+
PAIW has 2 runways — 18, 36; the longest is 3,990 ft. This page computes the live crosswind for each runway end from the current wind.
Does PAIW report its own weather?+
Yes — Wales Airport has its own weather station and publishes METAR observations, which this page decodes live.
Does PAIW have a TAF?+
No — PAIW does not publish its own TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAOT, about 153 nm away.
Does PAIW broadcast D-ATIS?+
No — PAIW does not broadcast D-ATIS. Alerts for PAIW from the ATIS Alerts bot (@atisalerts_bot) are based on its METAR instead.
Pilot PIREPs for Wales Airport (PAIW)
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