Koliganek Airport (PAJZ) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 10:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, PAJZ is currently MVFR with winds from 130° at 12 knots, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 4,400 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Koliganek Airport in Koliganek, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Koliganek Airport (PAJZ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Koliganek, AK at a field elevation of 272 ft. PAJZ reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 3,300 ft.
Wind from the southeast (130°) at 12 kt, visibility 4 statute miles, a few clouds at 3,100 ft, overcast at 4,400 ft, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 30.05 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 4,400 ft.
METAR PAJZ 281856Z AUTO 13012KT 4SM -RA BR FEW031 OVC044 05/04 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP177 T00500044 PNO $
Current pilot readout for PAJZ
PAJZ is currently MVFR with winds from 130° at 12 knots, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 4,400 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately -1,000 ft (field elevation 272 ft). PAJZ does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PADL, about 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 3,300 ft | GRVL-F | 11 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 27 | 3,300 ft | GRVL-F | 11 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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PAJZ 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 09/273,300 × 75 ft · GRVL-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAJZWind
- 09
- 11 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 11 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
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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.
PAJZ 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 PAJZ
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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DLG UA /OV DLG164009 /TM 1811 /FL005 /TP C207 /WV 110035KT /RM DEP CLP AKFSS
DLG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DLG164009Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1811Reported at 18:11 UTC.FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.TP C207Aircraft type reporting.WV 110035KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.RM DEP CLP AKFSSRemarks.Show raw report
AKN UA /OV AKN220046/TM 1741/FL300/TP SB20/TB OCNL CONS LGT/RM /ZAN
AKN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AKN220046Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1741Reported at 17:41 UTC.FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.TP SB20Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL CONS LGTTurbulence: occasional continuous light.RM /ZANRemarks.Show raw report
AKN UA /OV PAKN/TM 1650/FL030/TP B190/TB LGT ABV SFC/IC NEG
AKN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PAKNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1650Reported at 16:50 UTC.FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.TP B190Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT ABV SFCTurbulence: light abv sfc.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
DLG UA /OV DLG/TM 1545/FL011/TP B190/SK OVC011/TB LGT BLO 011/IC NEG/RM DURD RNAVZ19/ ZAN
DLG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DLGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1545Reported at 15:45 UTC.FL011Altitude: 1,100 ft MSL.TP B190Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC011Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB LGT BLO 011Turbulence: light blo 011.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM DURD RNAVZ19/ ZANRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at PAJZ
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 54%
- 27
- 46%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PAJZ's own weather station.
Wind is 24° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.
Gravel · 3,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27 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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PAJZ
- IATA
- KGK
- FAA LID
- JZZ
- City
- Koliganek
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 272 ft
- Coordinates
- 59.7266, -157.2590
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PADL
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Sunset in
- 7h 13m
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Pilot PIREPs for Koliganek Airport (PAJZ)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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