Koyukuk Airport (PFKU) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:17 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PANU), PFKU is currently VFR with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,200 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Koyukuk Airport in Koyukuk, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PANU): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Koyukuk Airport (PFKU) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Koyukuk, AK at a field elevation of 149 ft. PFKU has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PANU, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAGA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PANU, 12.5 nm away.
Wind variable at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 2,200 ft, broken clouds at 3,200 ft, overcast at 4,200 ft, temperature 3°C (37°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,200 ft.
SPECI PANU 280817Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM -RA FEW022 BKN032 OVC042 03/02 A3021 RMK AO2 P0000
What changed at PANU (nearest station)?
Since the 0756Z (11:56 PM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category improved from MVFR to VFR.
- Ceiling lifted from 2,800 ft to 3,200 ft.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for PFKU
Based on the nearest station (PANU), PFKU is currently VFR with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,200 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -1,600 ft (field elevation 149 ft). PFKU does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAGA, about 22 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is variable at 3 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | 4,000 ft | GRVL-DIRT-G | - | - |
| 25 | 4,000 ft | GRVL-DIRT-G | - | - |
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PFKU 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.
- Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 07/254,000 × 75 ft · GRVL-DIRT-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at PFKUWind
- 07
- no steady wind
- 25
- no steady wind
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 4→3 kt, ceiling 300 ft → 3,200 ft.
PFKU 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 PFKU
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PANU reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 51 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 25
- 52%
- 07
- 48%
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Live crosswind meter
PFKU has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PANU, 13 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 07/25 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
- PFKU
- IATA
- KYU
- FAA LID
- KYU
- City
- Koyukuk
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 149 ft
- Coordinates
- 64.8761, -157.7270
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PANU
- TAF
- Nearest PAGA
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 18h 3m
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Pilot PIREPs for Koyukuk Airport (PFKU)
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