Port Alsworth Airport (PALJ) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:35 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAKX), PALJ is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Port Alsworth Airport in Port Alsworth, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAKX): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Port Alsworth Airport (PALJ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Port Alsworth, AK at a field elevation of 280 ft. PALJ has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAKX, about 0 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06L/24R), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAIL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAKX, 0.2 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 7 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -2°C (28°F), altimeter 30.30 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR PAKX 280935Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM M02/M02 A3030 RMK AO2
What changed at PAKX (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (1:15 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0915Z (1:15 AM AKDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for PALJ
Based on the nearest station (PAKX), PALJ is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -2,150 ft (field elevation 280 ft). PALJ does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAIL, about 32 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06L | 3,000 ft | DIRT-GRVL | - | - |
| 24R | 3,000 ft | DIRT-GRVL | - | - |
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PALJ 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 06L/24R3,000 × 100 ft · DIRT-GRVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at PALJWind
- 06L
- no steady wind
- 24R
- no steady wind
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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
PALJ 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 PALJ
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAKX reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 17 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SE.
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.
- 06L
- 76%
- 24R
- 24%
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Live crosswind meter
PALJ has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAKX, 0.2 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- Unattended
- Repairs
- Airframe minor
- Transient parking
- Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Cargo handling
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PALJ
- IATA
- PTA
- FAA LID
- TPO
- City
- Port Alsworth
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 280 ft
- Coordinates
- 60.2017, -154.3259
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAKX
- TAF
- Nearest PAIL
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 16h 40m
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Pilot PIREPs for Port Alsworth Airport (PALJ)
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