Noatak Airport (PAWN) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 12:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, PAWN is currently IFR with winds from 150° at 16 knots gusting 22, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Noatak Airport in Noatak, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Noatak Airport (PAWN) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Noatak, AK at a field elevation of 92 ft. PAWN reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 3,992 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 135.75.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 16 kt, gusting 22 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 600 ft, temperature 3°C (37°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 600 ft.
METAR PAWN 280856Z AUTO 15016G22KT 10SM -RA OVC006 03/02 A2996 RMK AO2 CIG 005V009 SLP159 P0005 60016 T00280022 58009
What changed at PAWN?
Since the 0756Z (11:56 PM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 22 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 29.98 → 29.96 inHg.
Current pilot readout for PAWN
PAWN is currently IFR with winds from 150° at 16 knots gusting 22, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 19. Density altitude is approximately -1,400 ft (field elevation 92 ft). PAWN does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAOT, about 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19FAV | 3,992 ft | GRAVEL-G | 10 kt head | 13 kt left (g17) |
| 01 | 3,992 ft | GRAVEL-G | 10 kt tail | 13 kt right (g17) |
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PAWN 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 01/193,992 × 60 ft · GRAVEL-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAWNWind
- 01
- 10 kt tailwind · 13 kt crosswind from right
- 19
- 10 kt headwind · 13 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 4→16 kt, ceiling unlimited → 600 ft.
PAWN 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 PAWN
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PAWN reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 39 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 30 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 01
- 54%
- 19
- 46%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PAWN's own weather station.
Wind is 52° off runway 19, the end with the most headwind right now.
Gravel · 3,992 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 01/19 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PAWN
- IATA
- WTK
- FAA LID
- WTK
- City
- Noatak
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 92 ft
- Coordinates
- 67.5612, -162.9805
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,992 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PAOT
- AWOS/ASOS
- 135.75 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Next sunset
- 17h 18m
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Pilot PIREPs for Noatak Airport (PAWN)
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