Tin City Long Range Radar Station Airport (PATC) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:09 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAIW), PATC is currently MVFR with winds from 170° at 16 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,800 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Tin City Long Range Radar Station Airport in Tin City, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAIW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Tin City Long Range Radar Station Airport (PATC) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Tin City, AK at a field elevation of 273 ft. PATC has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAIW, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 4,702 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAIW, 5.6 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 16 kt, gusting 21 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 1,000 ft, overcast at 2,800 ft, temperature 3°C (37°F), altimeter 29.77 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,800 ft.
SPECI PAIW 281109Z AUTO 17016G21KT 10SM -RA SCT010 OVC028 03/02 A2977 RMK AO2 P0001
What changed at PAIW (nearest station)?
Since the 1056Z (2:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 21 kt.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for PATC
Based on the nearest station (PAIW), PATC is currently MVFR with winds from 170° at 16 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,800 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately -900 ft (field elevation 273 ft). PATC does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAOT, about 151 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 4,702 ft | GRVL | 16 kt head | 1 kt left (g2) |
| 35 | 4,702 ft | GRVL | 16 kt tail | 1 kt right (g2) |
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PATC 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 17/354,702 × 100 ft · GRVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at PATCWind
- 17
- 16 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 16 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView 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 24 h: wind 36→16 kt, ceiling 700 ft → 2,800 ft.
PATC 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 PATC
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAIW reported mostly IFR across 36 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 49 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
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.
- 17
- 52%
- 35
- 48%
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Live crosswind meter
PATC's AWOS-3 isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from PAIW, 5.6 nm away.
Wind is 5° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0800-1700 CLSD WKEND & HOLS. local
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Other services
- Cargo handling
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PATC
- IATA
- TNC
- FAA LID
- TNC
- City
- Tin City
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 273 ft
- Coordinates
- 65.5631, -167.9220
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,702 ft
- Weather reporting
- On-field AWOS-3, not in the national feed (using PAIW)
- TAF
- Nearest PAOT
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Next sunset
- 15h 49m
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Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
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Pilot PIREPs for Tin City Long Range Radar Station Airport (PATC)
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