Napakiak Airport (PANA) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 5:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, PANA is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 9 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 3,200 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Napakiak Airport in Napakiak, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Napakiak Airport (PANA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Napakiak, AK at a field elevation of 17 ft. PANA reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 3,248 ft.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 9 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, overcast at 3,200 ft, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 29.84 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,200 ft.
METAR PANA 281356Z AUTO 11009KT 9SM -RA OVC032 04/03 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP102 P0001 T00390028 TSNO
What changed at PANA?
Since the 1256Z (4:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 29.89 → 29.84 inHg.
- Ceiling moved from 4,600 ft to 3,200 ft.
Current pilot readout for PANA
PANA is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 9 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 3,200 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately -1,200 ft (field elevation 17 ft). PANA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PABE, about 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 3,248 ft | GRAVEL-F | 4 kt head | 8 kt left |
| 34 | 3,248 ft | GRAVEL-F | 4 kt tail | 8 kt right |
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PANA 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 16/343,248 × 60 ft · GRAVEL-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at PANAWind
- 16
- 4 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 4 kt tailwind · 8 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 23 h: wind 9→9 kt, ceiling 3,300 ft → 3,200 ft.
PANA 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 PANA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PANA reported mostly VFR across 13 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 63%
- 34
- 37%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PANA's own weather station.
Wind is 65° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
Gravel · 3,248 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 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
- PANA
- IATA
- WNA
- FAA LID
- WNA
- City
- Napakiak
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 17 ft
- Coordinates
- 60.6903, -161.9790
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,248 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PABE
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Next sunset
- 12h 43m
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Pilot PIREPs for Napakiak Airport (PANA)
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