Nulato Airport (PANU) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 10:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, PANU is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Nulato Airport in Nulato, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Nulato Airport (PANU) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Nulato, AK at a field elevation of 406 ft. PANU reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 4,011 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
Wind from the east (100°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 3,000 ft, broken clouds at 6,000 ft, temperature 2°C (36°F), altimeter 29.88 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,000 ft.
METAR PANU 281856Z AUTO 10009KT 10SM FEW030 BKN060 02/01 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP029 T00220006 FZRANO
What changed at PANU?
Since the 1756Z (9:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 29.91 → 29.88 inHg.
Current pilot readout for PANU
PANU is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (03). Density altitude is approximately -1,000 ft (field elevation 406 ft). PANU does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAGA, about 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03FAV | 4,011 ft | GVL | 5 kt head | 8 kt right |
| 21 | 4,011 ft | GVL | 5 kt tail | 8 kt left |
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PANU 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 03/214,011 × 100 ft · GVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at PANUWind
- 03
- 5 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 5 kt tailwind · 8 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 5→9 kt, ceiling 300 ft → 6,000 ft.
PANU 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 PANU
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PANU reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 45 observations, with 20 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
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.
- 03
- 66%
- 21
- 34%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PANU's own weather station.
Wind is 58° off runway 03, the end with the most headwind right now.
GVL · 4,011 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 03/21 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
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PANU
- IATA
- NUL
- FAA LID
- NUL
- City
- Nulato
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 406 ft
- Coordinates
- 64.7293, -158.0740
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,011 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PAGA
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Sunset in
- 7h 0m
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Pilot PIREPs for Nulato Airport (PANU)
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