Akiak Airport (PFAK) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PFZK), PFAK is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Akiak Airport in Akiak, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PFZK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Akiak Airport (PFAK) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Akiak, AK at a field elevation of 40 ft. PFAK has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PFZK, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 3,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PABE.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PFZK, 7.7 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (130°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 11,000 ft, temperature 4°C (40°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR PFZK 281156Z AUTO 13008KT 10SM SCT110 04/02 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 T00440017 10050 20011 56042 $
What changed at PFZK (nearest station)?
Since the 1056Z (2:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind direction moved from 100° to 130°.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 29.99 → 29.95 inHg.
- Temperature up 3°C.
Current pilot readout for PFAK
Based on the nearest station (PFZK), PFAK is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (03). Density altitude is approximately -1,250 ft (field elevation 40 ft). PFAK does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PABE, about 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03FAV | 3,200 ft | GRVL-G | 1 kt head | 8 kt right |
| 21 | 3,200 ft | GRVL-G | 1 kt tail | 8 kt left |
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PFAK 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 03/213,200 × 76 ft · GRVL-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at PFAKWind
- 03
- 1 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 1 kt tailwind · 8 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 13→8 kt, ceiling 3,800 ft → unlimited.
PFAK 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 PFAK
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PFZK reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 03
- 50%
- 21
- 50%
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Live crosswind meter
PFAK has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PFZK, 7.7 nm away.
Wind is 83° off runway 03, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 03/21 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
- PFAK
- IATA
- AKI
- FAA LID
- AKI
- City
- Akiak
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 40 ft
- Coordinates
- 60.9026, -161.2311
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PFZK
- TAF
- Nearest PABE
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 14h 39m
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Pilot PIREPs for Akiak Airport (PFAK)
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