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Kulik Lake Airport (PAKL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAIG), PAKL is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Kulik Lake Airport in Kulik Lake, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAIG): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Kulik Lake Airport (PAKL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kulik Lake, AK at a field elevation of 717 ft. PAKL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAIG, about 32 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 3 physical runways (07/25, 18W, 36W), the longest 5,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAIL.

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VFR
Observed 1656Z (8:56 AM AKDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAIG, 31.6 nm away.

Wind
070° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.09"
Temp / Dew
38°F / 3°C
feels like 33°F

Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 3°C (38°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR PAIG 281656Z AUTO 07006KT 10SM CLR 03/03 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP198 T00330033

What changed at PAIG (nearest station)?

Since the 1556Z (7:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.12 → 30.09 inHg.

Current pilot readout for PAKL

Based on the nearest station (PAIG), PAKL is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (07). Density altitude is approximately -750 ft (field elevation 717 ft). PAKL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAIL, about 47 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
07FAV6 kt head2 kt left
18W2 kt head6 kt right
36W2 kt head6 kt right
256 kt tail2 kt right

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PAKL runways

3 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 07/25
    4,400 × 110 ft · GRVL-P
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at PAKL
    Wind
    07
    6 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    25
    6 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061218Z06Z16Z

Over the last 22 h: wind 3→6 kt, ceiling 1,000 ft → unlimited.

PAKL weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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 PAKL

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1742Z (9:42 AM AKDT) · 65 NM S of PAKL · 37,000 ft MSL · B789
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AKN UA /OV AKN122065/TM 1742/FL370/TP B789/TB NEG/RM /ZAN
AKN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AKN122065Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1742Reported at 17:42 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B789Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM /ZANRemarks.
PIREP1741Z (9:41 AM AKDT) · 98 NM SW of PAKL · 30,000 ft MSL · SB20
occasional continuous light turbulence
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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.
PIREP1650Z (8:50 AM AKDT) · 51 NM W of PAKL · 3,000 ft MSL · B190
light abv sfc turbulence
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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.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at PAKL

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAIG reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 32 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 59%MVFR 16%IFR 22%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 3/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 73%MVFR 19%IFR 7%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 6/17 kt
Max gust: 25 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 20

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

07
44%
25
42%
18W/36W
14%

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Live crosswind meter

PAKL has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAIG, 32 nm away.

N07256 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 16° off runway 07, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Gravel · 4,400 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Kulik Lake Airport (PAKL) with runway 07/25 marked
N ↑

Runway 07/25 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
Yes
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
PAKL
IATA
LKK
FAA LID
LKK
City
Kulik Lake
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Elevation
717 ft
Coordinates
58.9821, -155.1210
Runways
3 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
5,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station PAIG
TAF
Nearest PAIL
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Sunset in
8h 43m

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Pilot PIREPs for Kulik Lake Airport (PAKL)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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