Cantwell Airport (PATW) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAIN), PATW has no current flight category, but is reporting with variable winds at 4 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Cantwell Airport in Cantwell, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAIN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Cantwell Airport (PATW) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cantwell, AK at a field elevation of 2,190 ft. PATW has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAIN, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 2,080 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PATK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAIN, 20.5 nm away.
Wind variable at 4 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 0°C (32°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg.
METAR PAIN 281856Z AUTO VRB04KT CLR 00/M04 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP256 T00001039 PWINO FZRANO TSNO $
What changed at PAIN (nearest station)?
Since the 1756Z (9:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.22 → 30.19 inHg.
- Temperature up 4°C.
Current pilot readout for PATW
Based on the nearest station (PAIN), PATW has no current flight category, but is reporting with variable winds at 4 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 600 ft (field elevation 2,190 ft). PATW does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PATK, about 71 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 variable at 4 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | 2,080 ft | GRVL-DIRT-F | - | - |
| 22 | 2,080 ft | GRVL-DIRT-F | - | - |
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PATW 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 04/222,080 × 30 ft · GRVL-DIRT-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at PATWWind
- 04
- no steady wind
- 22
- 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 3→4 kt, ceiling 400 ft → unlimited.
PATW 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 PATW
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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FAI UA /OV PAFA /TM 1645 /FLUNKN /TP C208 /RM PC RPTD RAMP IS VERY NARROW, ICY AND KINDA TOUGH TO GET IN. AKFSS
FAI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PAFALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1645Reported at 16:45 UTC.FLUNKNAltitude unknown.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.RM PC RPTD RAMP IS VERY NARR…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at PATW
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAIN reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 26 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: LIFR → IFR
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 04
- 83%
- 22
- 17%
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Live crosswind meter
PATW has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAIN, 21 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Unattended
- Other services
- Cargo handling
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PATW
- FAA LID
- TTW
- City
- Cantwell
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,190 ft
- Coordinates
- 63.3912, -148.9560
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,080 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAIN
- TAF
- Nearest PATK
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Sunset in
- 6h 28m
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Pilot PIREPs for Cantwell Airport (PATW)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Cantwell Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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