Akutan Airport (PAUT) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 3:30 PM AKDT, Oct 28, PAUT is currently MVFR with winds from 310° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,400 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Akutan Airport in Akutan, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Akutan Airport (PAUT) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Akutan, AK at a field elevation of 129 ft. PAUT reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 4,500 ft.
Wind from the northwest (310°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 1,900 ft, broken clouds at 2,400 ft, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,400 ft.
SPECI PAUT 282330Z AUTO 31009KT 10SM FEW019 BKN024 08/04 A3006 RMK AO2 T00780039
What changed at PAUT?
Since the 2301Z (3:01 PM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
- A ceiling formed at 2,400 ft.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for PAUT
PAUT is currently MVFR with winds from 310° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,400 ft ceiling. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately -900 ft (field elevation 129 ft). PAUT does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PADU, about 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27FAV | 4,500 ft | ASP | 8 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 09 | 4,500 ft | ASP | 8 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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PAUT 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 09/274,500 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAUTWind
- 09
- 8 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 27
- 8 kt headwind · 5 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 29→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → 2,400 ft.
PAUT 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 PAUT
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PAUT reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 64 observations, with 21 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 51 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.
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.
- 27
- 52%
- 09
- 48%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PAUT's own weather station.
Wind is 31° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 4,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily 0700-1900 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PAUT
- IATA
- KQA
- FAA LID
- 7AK
- City
- Akutan
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 129 ft
- Coordinates
- 54.1446, -165.6043
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PADU
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Sunset in
- 3h 56m
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Pilot PIREPs for Akutan Airport (PAUT)
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