Aniak Airport (PANI) Aviation Weather: METAR
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Live aviation weather for Aniak Airport in Aniak, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Aniak Airport (PANI) is a regional airport serving Aniak, AK at a field elevation of 97 ft. PANI reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 6,200 ft.
What changed at PANI?
Since the 1638Z (8:38 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
- Ceiling dropped from 7,000 ft to 2,400 ft.
- Wind speed up from 15 to 20 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 29.86 → 29.84 inHg.
Current pilot readout for PANI
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PANI by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
PANI reported VFR in 74% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 190 flyable days a year. May is the most reliable month and November the least, with IFR or worse 14% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually a mix of low ceilings (under 1,000 ft 6% of hours) and low visibility (under 3 miles 4%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 11 had the best headwind 51% of the time, runway 29 49%, and winds were calm 30% of hours. Winds most often blow from the east-southeast. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Snow fell on about 53 days a year. From December to February PANI was IFR or worse 11% of the time, against 8% from June to August.
Gusts showed up in 12% of hours, typically 7 kt above the steady wind, and the strongest credible gust on record was 58 kt. April is the windiest month (mean 6 kt) and August the calmest.
Sources: hourly observations 2006 to 2025 and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 6,200 ft | ASPH-F | - | - |
| 29 | 6,200 ft | ASPH-F | - | - |
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PANI 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.
- Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 11/296,200 × 100 ft · ASPH-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at PANIWind
- 11
- no steady wind
- 29
- no steady wind
2 active equipment NOTAMsView 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 13 h: wind 12→20 kt, ceiling unlimited → 2,400 ft.
PANI 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 PANI
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PANI reported mostly VFR across 16 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 30 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,200 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 11
- 71%
- 29
- 29%
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Live crosswind meter
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Live wind is temporarily unavailable.
Asphalt · 6,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 11/29 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- 1 May- 14 Oct Mon- Fri 0730L-1630L local; 15 Oct- 30 Apr Sun-Sat 0730L-1630L local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Cargo handling
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- PANI
- IATA
- ANI
- FAA LID
- ANI
- City
- Aniak
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 97 ft
- Coordinates
- 61.5816, -159.5430
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 6,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PABE
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 9h 8m
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Nearby airports
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Historical Flying Weather at PANI
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, PANI reported VFR conditions during about 74.4% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 190 VFR flying days a year. May had the most VFR weather; November had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 5.0 kt, calm 24.9% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 74.0 | 15.0 | 8.3 | 2.7 |
| Feb | 70.0 | 17.6 | 9.9 | 2.4 |
| Mar | 73.5 | 16.7 | 7.5 | 2.4 |
| Apr | 80.8 | 13.2 | 4.6 | 1.4 |
| May | 86.2 | 10.7 | 2.4 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 83.8 | 11.5 | 3.4 | 1.3 |
| Jul | 68.2 | 22.4 | 7.5 | 1.9 |
| Aug | 68.2 | 20.7 | 8.1 | 3.1 |
| Sep | 75.8 | 16.2 | 5.2 | 2.8 |
| Oct | 69.9 | 20.4 | 6.3 | 3.4 |
| Nov | 65.7 | 20.6 | 10.0 | 3.7 |
| Dec | 71.0 | 18.1 | 8.5 | 2.3 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4.8 kt |
| Feb | 5.6 kt |
| Mar | 5.5 kt |
| Apr | 5.7 kt |
| May | 5.4 kt |
| Jun | 4.7 kt |
| Jul | 4.3 kt |
| Aug | 4.2 kt |
| Sep | 4.5 kt |
| Oct | 5.4 kt |
| Nov | 4.7 kt |
| Dec | 5.0 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
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Pilot PIREPs for Aniak Airport (PANI)
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