Nunam Iqua Airport (SXP) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAEM), SXP is currently MVFR with winds from 120° at 15 knots gusting 24, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Nunam Iqua Airport in Nunam Iqua, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAEM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Nunam Iqua Airport (SXP) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Nunam Iqua, AK at a field elevation of 18 ft. SXP has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAEM, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 5 physical runways (02/20, 09W, 18W, 27W, 36W), the longest 15,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PABE.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAEM, 18.7 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 15 kt, gusting 24 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 1,500 ft, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 29.86 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,500 ft.
METAR PAEM 281156Z AUTO 12015G24KT 10SM OVC015 05/02 A2986 RMK AO2 PK WND 12026/1136 SLP110 60000 70001 T00500022 10056 20050 58021 $
What changed at PAEM (nearest station)?
Since the 1112Z (3:12 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 29.88 → 29.86 inHg.
Current pilot readout for SXP
Based on the nearest station (PAEM), SXP is currently MVFR with winds from 120° at 15 knots gusting 24, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 20. Density altitude is approximately -1,100 ft (field elevation 18 ft). SXP does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PABE, about 135 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20FAV | 3,016 ft | GRAVEL | 1 kt head | 15 kt left (g24) |
| 02 | 3,016 ft | GRAVEL | 1 kt tail | 15 kt right (g24) |
| 09W | 15,000 ft | WATER | 7 kt tail | 13 kt right (g21) |
| 18W | 15,000 ft | WATER | 7 kt tail | 13 kt right (g21) |
| 27W | 15,000 ft | WATER | 7 kt tail | 13 kt right (g21) |
| 36W | 15,000 ft | WATER | 7 kt tail | 13 kt right (g21) |
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SXP runways
5 physical runways · 6 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 02/203,016 × 60 ft · GRAVELCurrent useno stated-runway source at SXPWind
- 02
- 1 kt tailwind · 15 kt crosswind from right
- 20
- 1 kt headwind · 15 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 23→15 kt, ceiling 1,100 ft → 1,500 ft.
SXP 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 SXP
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAEM reported mostly marginal VFR across 45 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 31 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 20
- 52%
- 09W/18W/27W/36W
- 29%
- 02
- 19%
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Live crosswind meter
SXP has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAEM, 19 nm away.
Wind is 87° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 02/20 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
- IATA
- SXP
- FAA LID
- SXP
- City
- Nunam Iqua
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 18 ft
- Coordinates
- 62.5206, -164.8480
- Runways
- 5 physical runways · 6 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 15,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAEM
- TAF
- Nearest PABE
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Next sunset
- 14h 59m
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