Alakanuk Airport (PAUK) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:30 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAEM), PAUK is currently IFR with winds from 120° at 21 knots gusting 27, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Alakanuk Airport in Alakanuk, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAEM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Alakanuk Airport (PAUK) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Alakanuk, AK at a field elevation of 22 ft. PAUK has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAEM, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAUN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAEM, 8.9 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 21 kt, gusting 27 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, overcast at 900 ft, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 29.55 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 900 ft.
SPECI PAEM 281830Z AUTO 12021G27KT 7SM -RA OVC009 04/04 A2955 RMK AO2 PK WND 11029/1757 CIG 008V013 P0000 $
What changed at PAEM (nearest station)?
Since the 1756Z (9:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from MVFR to IFR.
- Ceiling dropped from 1,100 ft to 900 ft.
- Visibility moved from 10 SM to 7 SM.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 29.57 → 29.55 inHg.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for PAUK
Based on the nearest station (PAEM), PAUK is currently IFR with winds from 120° at 21 knots gusting 27, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately -850 ft (field elevation 22 ft). PAUK does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAUN, about 128 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 4,000 ft | GRVL-DIRT-G | 10 kt head | 18 kt left (g23) |
| 34 | 4,000 ft | GRVL-DIRT-G | 10 kt tail | 18 kt right (g23) |
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PAUK 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 16/344,000 × 75 ft · GRVL-DIRT-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAUKWind
- 16
- 10 kt headwind · 18 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 10 kt tailwind · 18 kt crosswind from right
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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 24 h: wind 20→21 kt, ceiling 700 ft → 900 ft.
PAUK 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 PAUK
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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OME UA /OV OME100060/TM 1742/FL100/TP C208/WV 170060-170070/IC NEG/RM ZAN
OME UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OME100060Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1742Reported at 17:42 UTC.FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.WV 170060-170070Wind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM ZANRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at PAUK
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAEM reported mostly marginal VFR across 43 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 31 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 55%
- 34
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
PAUK has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAEM, 8.9 nm away.
Wind is 60° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 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
- PAUK
- IATA
- AUK
- FAA LID
- AUK
- City
- Alakanuk
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 22 ft
- Coordinates
- 62.6827, -164.7225
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAEM
- TAF
- Nearest PAUN
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Sunset in
- 8h 26m
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Pilot PIREPs for Alakanuk Airport (PAUK)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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