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Wasilla Airport (PAWS) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 3:56 PM AKDT, Oct 28, PAWS is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Wasilla Airport in Wasilla, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Wasilla Airport (PAWS) is a regional airport serving Wasilla, AK at a field elevation of 354 ft. PAWS reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 3 physical runways (04/22, 04S, 22S), the longest 3,700 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 135.25.

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VFR
Observed 2356Z (3:56 PM AKDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
090° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.24"
Temp / Dew
41°F / 5°C
feels like 38°F

Wind from the east (090°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR PAWS 282356Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM CLR 05/M04 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP215 T00501044 10050 21056 56025 $

What changed at PAWS?

Since the 2256Z (2:56 PM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.27 → 30.24 inHg.

Current pilot readout for PAWS

PAWS is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (04). Density altitude is approximately -1,150 ft (field elevation 354 ft). PAWS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAAQ, about 13 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
04FAV3 kt head2 kt right
04S3 kt head2 kt right
223 kt tail2 kt left
22S3 kt tail2 kt left

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PAWS runways

3 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 04/22
    3,700 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at PAWS
    Wind
    04
    3 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    22
    3 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061200Z13Z23Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

PAWS weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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 PAWS

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP2320Z (3:20 PM AKDT) · 33 NM SW of PAWS · 2,000 ft MSL · C208
occasional light turbulence
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ANC UA /OV TED253010/TM 2320/FL020/TP C208/WX VMC/TB OCNL LGT
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED253010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2320Reported at 23:20 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
WX VMCWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB OCNL LGTTurbulence: occasional light.
PIREP2316Z (3:16 PM AKDT) · 45 NM S of PAWS · during descent · B738
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ANC UA /OV TED150020/TM 2316/FL120/TP B738/SK VMC/RM DURD WITTI
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED150020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2316Reported at 23:16 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK VMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD WITTIRemarks.
PIREP2257Z (2:57 PM AKDT) · 9 NM W of PAWS · during descent · B738
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ANC UA /OV TED350025/TM 2257/FL110/TP B738/SK CLR/IC NEG/RM DURD
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED350025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2257Reported at 22:57 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP2250Z (2:50 PM AKDT) · 23 NM SW of PAWS · 800 ft MSL · C207
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MRI UA /OV MRI280004/TM 2250/FL008/TP C207/SK SCT002/WX FG/TB NEG/IC NEG
MRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MRI280004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2250Reported at 22:50 UTC.
FL008Altitude: 800 ft MSL.
TP C207Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FGWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP2249Z (2:49 PM AKDT) · 27 NM SW of PAWS · 600 ft MSL · B747
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ANC UA /OV TED33003/TM 2249/FL006/TP B747/SK TOPS 600FT
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED33003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2249Reported at 22:49 UTC.
FL006Altitude: 600 ft MSL.
TP B747Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 600FTSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP2233Z (2:33 PM AKDT) · 87 NM S of PAWS · altitude unknown · PC12
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SWD UA /OV SWD /TM 2233 /FLUNKN /TP PC12 /WX FV99SM /TB NEG /RM AKFSS
SWD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SWDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2233Reported at 22:33 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
WX FV99SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM AKFSSRemarks.
PIREP2223Z (2:23 PM AKDT) · 24 NM SW of PAWS · during climb · E75L
occasional light 020 turbulence
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ANC UA /OV TED310008/TM 2223/FL025/TP E75L/SK TOPS 003/TB OCNL LGT 020/RM DURC
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED310008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2223Reported at 22:23 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 003Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB OCNL LGT 020Turbulence: occasional light 020.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP2204Z (2:04 PM AKDT) · 23 NM S of PAWS · 800 ft MSL · C172
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MRI UA /OV MRI/TM 2204/FL008/TP C172/SK SCT-TOP004
MRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MRILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2204Reported at 22:04 UTC.
FL008Altitude: 800 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT-TOP004Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at PAWS

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, PAWS reported mostly VFR across 31 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 81%LIFR 19%
Wind avg/max: 1/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 91%MVFR 7%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/12 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 14

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

04/04S
94%
22/22S
6%

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Live PAWS Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by PAWS's own weather station.

N04224 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 34° off runway 04, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 3,700 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Wasilla Airport (PAWS) with runway 04/22 marked
N ↑

Runway 04/22 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL · Jet A
Attended
Unattended
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
Regional airport
ICAO
PAWS
IATA
WWA
FAA LID
IYS
City
Wasilla
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Elevation
354 ft
Coordinates
61.5717, -149.5400
Runways
3 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
3,700 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest PAAQ
AWOS/ASOS
135.25 MHz
CTAF
122.8 MHz
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Sunset in
1h 52m

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Pilot PIREPs for Wasilla Airport (PAWS)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Wasilla Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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Pilot PIREPs are community pilot notes for situational awareness only, not official FAA PIREPs or advisories. Verify with official sources. Notes are moderated before they appear; helpful marks and reports help us keep them useful.

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