Kipnuk Airport (PAKI) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 3:56 AM AKDT, Oct 29, PAKI is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Kipnuk Airport in Kipnuk, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Kipnuk Airport (PAKI) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kipnuk, AK at a field elevation of 19 ft. PAKI reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,200 ft.
Wind from the east (090°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 3°C (38°F), altimeter 29.77 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR PAKI 291156Z AUTO 09009KT 10SM CLR 03/03 A2977 RMK AO2 PRESFR SLP085 70027 T00330028 10033 20022 58050
What changed at PAKI?
Since the 1056Z (2:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 29.83 → 29.77 inHg.
- Wind direction moved from 120° to 090°.
Current pilot readout for PAKI
PAKI is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -1,200 ft (field elevation 19 ft). PAKI does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PABE, about 83 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 3,200 ft | GRAVEL-G | 0 kt head | 9 kt left |
| 35 | 3,200 ft | GRAVEL-G | 0 kt head | 9 kt right |
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PAKI 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 17/353,200 × 60 ft · GRAVEL-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAKIWind
- 17
- 0 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 0 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from right
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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 22 h: wind 31→9 kt, ceiling 700 ft → unlimited.
PAKI 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 PAKI
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PAKI reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 31 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 39 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
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.
- 17
- 54%
- 35
- 46%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PAKI's own weather station.
Wind is 93° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
Gravel · 3,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 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
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PAKI
- IATA
- KPN
- FAA LID
- IIK
- City
- Kipnuk
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 19 ft
- Coordinates
- 59.9318, -164.0282
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PABE
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Next sunset
- 14h 13m
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Pilot PIREPs for Kipnuk Airport (PAKI)
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