Karluk Airport (PAKY) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAKH), PAKY is currently MVFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Karluk Airport in Karluk, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAKH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Karluk Airport (PAKY) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Karluk, AK at a field elevation of 142 ft. PAKY has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAKH, about 39 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PADQ.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAKH, 38.7 nm away.
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 (nearest station)?
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 PAKY
Based on the nearest station (PAKH), PAKY is currently MVFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,300 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (10). Density altitude is approximately -1,500 ft (field elevation 142 ft). PAKY does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PADQ, about 64 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10FAV | 2,000 ft | GRVL-P | 3 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 28 | 2,000 ft | GRVL-P | 3 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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PAKY 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 10/282,000 × 60 ft · GRVL-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAKYWind
- 10
- 3 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 28
- 3 kt tailwind · 2 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.
PAKY 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 PAKY
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station 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.
- 28
- 65%
- 10
- 35%
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Live crosswind meter
PAKY has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAKH, 39 nm away.
Wind is 29° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 10/28 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
- PAKY
- IATA
- KYK
- FAA LID
- KYK
- City
- Karluk
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 142 ft
- Coordinates
- 57.5659, -154.4538
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAKH
- TAF
- Nearest PADQ
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 14h 57m
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Pilot PIREPs for Karluk Airport (PAKY)
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