Akhiok Airport (PAKH) Aviation Weather, METAR, TAF & ATIS Alerts
Live aviation weather for Akhiok Airport in Akhiok, AK, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter, runway crosswinds, and Telegram airport alerts.
Akhiok Airport (PAKH) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Akhiok, AK at 44 ft. PAKH reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. Its 2 runways (04, 22), longest 3,120 ft, are checked against the current wind in the crosswind table below. Track PAKH 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 calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 500 ft, broken clouds at 2,500 ft, overcast at 10,000 ft, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,500 ft.
METAR PAKH 130756Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW005 BKN025 OVC100 12/12 A3024 RMK AO2 RAB34E53 SLP240 T01170117 PNO $
What changed at PAKH?
Since the 0656Z (10:56 PM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed down from 5 to 0 kt.
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Current pilot readout for PAKH
PAKH is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,500 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -750 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.
Use this section to quickly compare current wind alignment across available runways at PAKH. This is intended as a planning aid only and should not replace official performance calculations or pilot judgment.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | 3,120 ft | GRAVEL-G | - | - |
| 22 | 3,120 ft | GRAVEL-G | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 2,500 ft.
PAKH weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Live weather radar around Akhiok Airport in Akhiok, 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 PAKH is headed.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
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 PAKH
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PAKH reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 55 observations, with 14 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
- 22
- 79%
- 04
- 21%
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Airport facts
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- 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
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,120 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PADQ
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 20h 34m
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Nearby airports
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Within 25 NM
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PAKH weather: frequently asked
What runways are available at PAKH?+
PAKH has 2 runways: 04, 22; the longest is 3,120 ft. This page computes the live crosswind for each runway end from the current wind.
Does PAKH report its own weather?+
Yes. Akhiok Airport has its own weather station and publishes METAR observations, which this page decodes live.
Does PAKH have a TAF?+
No. PAKH does not publish its own TAF. The nearest TAF station is PADQ, about 73 nm away.
Does PAKH broadcast D-ATIS?+
No. PAKH does not broadcast D-ATIS. Alerts for PAKH from the ATIS Alerts bot (@atisalerts_bot) are based on its METAR instead.
Pilot PIREPs for Akhiok Airport (PAKH)
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