Alpine Airstrip (PALP) Aviation Weather, METAR, TAF & ATIS Alerts
Live aviation weather for Alpine Airstrip in Nuiqsut, AK, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter, runway crosswinds, and Telegram airport alerts.
Alpine Airstrip (PALP) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Nuiqsut, AK at 18 ft. PALP reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. Its 2 runways (04, 22), longest 5,005 ft, are checked against the current wind in the crosswind table below. Track PALP 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 from the west-southwest (240°) at 15 kt, gusting 25 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 2,700 ft, broken clouds at 5,500 ft, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 29.67 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,700 ft.
SPECI PALP 130402Z 24015G25KT 10SM BKN027 BKN055 05/02 A2967
Current pilot readout for PALP
PALP is currently MVFR with winds from 240° at 15 knots gusting 25, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,700 ft ceiling. The strongest crosswind component is currently on runway 04, about 13 knots. Density altitude is approximately -850 ft (field elevation 18 ft). PALP does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAQT, about 8 nm away.
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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 PALP. This is intended as a planning aid only and should not replace official performance calculations or pilot judgment.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04FAV | 5,005 ft | GRVL | 7 kt tail | 13 kt left (g22) |
| 22 | 5,005 ft | GRVL | 7 kt tail | 13 kt left (g22) |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 16 h: wind 9→15 kt, ceiling unlimited → 2,700 ft.
PALP weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Live weather radar around Alpine Airstrip in Nuiqsut, 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 PALP 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 PALP
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PALP reported mostly VFR across 17 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 48 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,700 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
- 04/22
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Airport facts
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PALP
- FAA LID
- AK15
- City
- Nuiqsut
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 18 ft
- Coordinates
- 70.3443, -150.9450
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 5,005 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PAQT
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 20h 45m
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Nearby airports
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What runways are available at PALP?+
PALP has 2 runways: 04, 22; the longest is 5,005 ft. This page computes the live crosswind for each runway end from the current wind.
Does PALP report its own weather?+
Yes. Alpine Airstrip has its own weather station and publishes METAR observations, which this page decodes live.
Does PALP have a TAF?+
No. PALP does not publish its own TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAQT, about 8 nm away.
Does PALP broadcast D-ATIS?+
No. PALP does not broadcast D-ATIS. Alerts for PALP from the ATIS Alerts bot (@atisalerts_bot) are based on its METAR instead.
Pilot PIREPs for Alpine Airstrip (PALP)
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