Chignik Airport (PAJC) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 11:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, PAJC is currently VFR with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility not reported, and a 3,700 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Chignik Airport in Chignik, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Chignik Airport (PAJC) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chignik, AK at a field elevation of 18 ft. PAJC reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 2,600 ft.
Wind variable at 3 kt, visibility visibility not reported, overcast at 3,700 ft, temperature 11°C (51°F), altimeter 29.94 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,700 ft.
METAR PAJC 281956Z AUTO VRB03KT OVC037 11/08 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP143 P0006 T01060083 PWINO $
What changed at PAJC?
Since the 1856Z (10:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1856Z (10:56 AM AKDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for PAJC
PAJC is currently VFR with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility not reported, and a 3,700 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -550 ft (field elevation 18 ft). PAJC does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PASD, about 94 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is variable at 3 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | 2,600 ft | GRVL-G | - | - |
| 20 | 2,600 ft | GRVL-G | - | - |
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PAJC 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 02/202,600 × 60 ft · GRVL-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAJCWind
- 02
- no steady wind
- 20
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“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 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → 3,700 ft.
PAJC 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at PAJC
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PAJC reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 29 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 33 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,900 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
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.
- 02
- 60%
- 20
- 40%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PAJC's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Gravel · 2,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 02/20 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
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PAJC
- IATA
- KCG
- FAA LID
- AJC
- City
- Chignik
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 18 ft
- Coordinates
- 56.3115, -158.3730
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PASD
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Sunset in
- 6h 37m
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Pilot PIREPs for Chignik Airport (PAJC)
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