Prospect Creek Airport (PAPR) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:53 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PABT), PAPR is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Prospect Creek Airport in Prospect Creek, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PABT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Prospect Creek Airport (PAPR) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Prospect Creek, AK at a field elevation of 1,095 ft. PAPR has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PABT, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 4,968 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PABT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PABT, 21.7 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 500 ft, scattered clouds at 3,800 ft, broken clouds at 5,500 ft, temperature 0°C (32°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 5,500 ft.
METAR PABT 281853Z 00000KT 10SM VCFG FEW005 SCT038 BKN055 00/M01 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP194 FGBANK VC W T00001006 PNO $
What changed at PABT (nearest station)?
Since the 1753Z (9:53 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Fog began (VCFG).
- A ceiling formed at 5,500 ft.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.10 → 30.06 inHg.
- Patches of fog ended (BCFG).
Current pilot readout for PAPR
Based on the nearest station (PABT), PAPR is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -600 ft (field elevation 1,095 ft). PAPR does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PABT, about 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 4,968 ft | GRVL-G | - | - |
| 19 | 4,968 ft | GRVL-G | - | - |
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PAPR 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 01/194,968 × 150 ft · GRVL-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAPRWind
- 01
- no steady wind
- 19
- no steady wind
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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 0→0 kt, ceiling 1,400 ft → 5,500 ft.
PAPR 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 PAPR
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PABT reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 30 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 01
- 52%
- 19
- 48%
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Live crosswind meter
PAPR has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PABT, 22 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 01/19 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
- PAPR
- IATA
- PPC
- FAA LID
- PPC
- City
- Prospect Creek
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,095 ft
- Coordinates
- 66.8141, -150.6440
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,968 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PABT
- TAF
- Nearest PABT
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Sunset in
- 6h 14m
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Pilot PIREPs for Prospect Creek Airport (PAPR)
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