Akhiok Airport (PAKH) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 2:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, PAKH is currently MVFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,300 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Akhiok Airport in Akhiok, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Akhiok Airport (PAKH) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Akhiok, AK at a field elevation of 44 ft. PAKH reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 3,120 ft.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 2,300 ft, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 30.40 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,300 ft.
METAR PAKH 281056Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM OVC023 06/02 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP292 T00610022 PNO $
What changed at PAKH?
Since the 0956Z (1:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0956Z (1:56 AM AKDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for PAKH
PAKH is currently MVFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,300 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -1,600 ft (field elevation 44 ft). PAKH does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PADQ, about 73 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04FAV | 3,120 ft | GRAVEL-G | 0 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 22 | 3,120 ft | GRAVEL-G | 0 kt head | 4 kt left |
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PAKH 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 04/223,120 × 50 ft · GRAVEL-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAKHWind
- 04
- 0 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 22
- 0 kt headwind · 4 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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → 2,300 ft.
PAKH 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 PAKH
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PAKH reported mostly marginal VFR across 30 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 22
- 69%
- 04
- 31%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PAKH's own weather station.
Wind is 88° off runway 04, the end with the most headwind right now.
Gravel · 3,120 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 04/22 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PAKH
- IATA
- AKK
- FAA LID
- AKK
- City
- Akhiok
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 44 ft
- Coordinates
- 56.9387, -154.1830
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,120 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PADQ
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 14h 58m
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Pilot PIREPs for Akhiok Airport (PAKH)
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