Quinhagak Airport (PAQH) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 10:13 AM AKDT, Oct 28, PAQH is currently MVFR with winds from 140° at 24 knots gusting 28, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 2,900 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Quinhagak Airport in Quinhagak, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Quinhagak Airport (PAQH) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Quinhagak, AK at a field elevation of 43 ft. PAQH reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 4,000 ft.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 24 kt, gusting 28 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, broken clouds at 2,900 ft, overcast at 3,900 ft, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 29.74 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,900 ft.
SPECI PAQH 281813Z AUTO 14024G28KT 5SM -RA BR BKN029 OVC039 08/07 A2974 RMK AO2 PK WND 14028/1811 P0004
What changed at PAQH?
Since the 1756Z (9:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 28 kt.
- Ceiling dropped from 3,100 ft to 2,900 ft.
- Visibility dropped from 10 SM to 5 SM.
- Wind speed up from 16 to 24 kt.
- Mist began (BR).
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for PAQH
PAQH is currently MVFR with winds from 140° at 24 knots gusting 28, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 2,900 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (12). Density altitude is approximately -550 ft (field elevation 43 ft). PAQH does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PABE, about 62 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12FAV | 4,000 ft | GRVL | 24 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 30 | 4,000 ft | GRVL | 24 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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PAQH 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 12/304,000 × 75 ft · GRVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAQHWind
- 12
- 24 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 24 kt tailwind · 3 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 12→24 kt, ceiling 3,900 ft → 2,900 ft.
PAQH 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of PAQH
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BET UA /OV BET224069/TM 1818/FL300/TP B77L/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZAN
BET UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BET224069Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1818Reported at 18:18 UTC.FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.TP B77LAircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.RM ZANRemarks.Show raw report
16A UA /OV 16A /TM 1730 /FL040 /TP C208 /WX RASN /TA 00 /TB NEG /IC NEG /RM AKFSS
16A UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 16ALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1730Reported at 17:30 UTC.FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.WX RASNWeather and flight visibility observed.TA 00Outside air temperature, °C.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM AKFSSRemarks.Show raw report
BET UA /OV BET/TM 1649/FL000/TP E75L/SK OVC030/TA M15/TB LGT CHOP/IC LGT MIX 060/RM DURD
BET UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BETLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1649Reported at 16:49 UTC.FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.SK OVC030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA M15Outside air temperature, °C.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.IC LGT MIX 060Icing: light mix 060.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
BET UA /OV BET/TM 1510/FL000/TP MD80/SK OVC040/TA M4/IC TRACE MIX/RM DURD
BET UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BETLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1510Reported at 15:10 UTC.FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.TP MD80Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA M4Outside air temperature, °C.IC TRACE MIXIcing: trace mix.RM DURDRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at PAQH
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PAQH reported mostly VFR across 30 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 39 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 12
- 56%
- 30
- 44%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PAQH's own weather station.
Wind is 6° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.
Gravel · 4,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 12/30 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
- Yes
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PAQH
- IATA
- KWN
- FAA LID
- AQH
- City
- Quinhagak
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 43 ft
- Coordinates
- 59.7551, -161.8450
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PABE
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Sunset in
- 8h 26m
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Pilot PIREPs for Quinhagak Airport (PAQH)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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