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Akiachak Airport (Z13) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 10:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, Z13 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 16 knots gusting 22, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling.

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

Akiachak Airport (Z13) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Akiachak, AK at a field elevation of 23 ft. Z13 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 3,300 ft.

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VFR
Observed 1856Z (10:56 AM AKDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
140° 16 kt
gusting 22 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
5,500 ft
Altimeter
29.69"
Temp / Dew
43°F / 6°C
feels like 35°F

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 16 kt, gusting 22 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 3,800 ft, overcast at 5,500 ft, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 29.69 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 5,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR PFZK 281856Z AUTO 14016G22KT 10SM -RA SCT038 OVC055 06/05 A2969 RMK AO2 SLP052 P0003 T00610050 $

What changed at Z13?

Since the 1756Z (9:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 22 kt.
  • Pressure falling: altimeter 29.71 → 29.69 inHg.

Current pilot readout for Z13

Z13 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 16 knots gusting 22, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 20. Density altitude is approximately -750 ft (field elevation 23 ft). Z13 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PABE, 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
20FAV6 kt head15 kt left (g20)
026 kt tail15 kt right (g20)

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Z13 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.

  • Runway 02/20
    3,300 × 60 ft · GRAVEL
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at Z13
    Wind
    02
    6 kt tailwind · 15 kt crosswind from right
    20
    6 kt headwind · 15 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
0132619Z07Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 11→16 kt, ceiling 4,100 ft → 5,500 ft.

Z13 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 Z13

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

URGENT1905Z (11:05 AM AKDT) · 12 NM SW of Z13 · during descent · C208
low-level wind shear
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BET UUA /OV BET/TM 1905/FL005/TP C208/SK OVC040/WX 7/RM LLWS +/-15 KT 005 DURD RWY19R
BET UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).
OV BETLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1905Reported at 19:05 UTC.
FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 7Weather and flight visibility observed.
RM LLWS +/-15 KT 005 DURD RW…Remarks.
PIREP1855Z (10:55 AM AKDT) · 12 NM SW of Z13 · during descent · C208
light turbulence
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BET UA /OV BET/TM 1855/FL000/TP C208/SK OVC018/TB LGT/IC NEG/RM DURD
BET UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BETLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1855Reported at 18:55 UTC.
FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC018Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1818Z (10:18 AM AKDT) · 81 NM SW of Z13 · 30,000 ft MSL · B77L
light chop turbulence
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BET UA /OV BET224069/TM 1818/FL300/TP B77L/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZAN
BET UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BET224069Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1818Reported at 18:18 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP B77LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZANRemarks.
PIREP1730Z (9:30 AM AKDT) · 28 NM W of Z13 · 4,000 ft MSL · C208
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16A UA /OV 16A /TM 1730 /FL040 /TP C208 /WX RASN /TA 00 /TB NEG /IC NEG /RM AKFSS
16A UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 16ALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1730Reported at 17:30 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
WX RASNWeather and flight visibility observed.
TA 00Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM AKFSSRemarks.
PIREP1649Z (8:49 AM AKDT) · 12 NM SW of Z13 · during descent · E75L
light chop turbulencelight mix 060 icing
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BET UA /OV BET/TM 1649/FL000/TP E75L/SK OVC030/TA M15/TB LGT CHOP/IC LGT MIX 060/RM DURD
BET UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BETLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1649Reported at 16:49 UTC.
FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M15Outside air temperature, °C.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
IC LGT MIX 060Icing: light mix 060.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1510Z (7:10 AM AKDT) · 12 NM SW of Z13 · during descent · MD80
trace mix icing
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BET UA /OV BET/TM 1510/FL000/TP MD80/SK OVC040/TA M4/IC TRACE MIX/RM DURD
BET UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BETLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1510Reported at 15:10 UTC.
FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.
TP MD80Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M4Outside air temperature, °C.
IC TRACE MIXIcing: trace mix.
RM DURDRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at Z13

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, Z13 reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 10/17 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 48%MVFR 36%IFR 11%LIFR 5%
Wind avg/max: 12/28 kt
Max gust: 41 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 37

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

20
51%
02
49%

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Live Z13 Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by Z13's own weather station.

N200216 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
15 kt
Headwind in gusts
9 kt
Crosswind in gusts
20 kt

Wind is 66° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.

Gravel · 3,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Akiachak Airport (Z13) with runway 02/20 marked
N ↑

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
ICAO
PFZK
IATA
KKI
FAA LID
Z13
City
Akiachak
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Elevation
23 ft
Coordinates
60.9138, -161.4933
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,300 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest PABE
Time zone
America/Nome
Sunset in
7h 17m

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Pilot PIREPs for Akiachak Airport (Z13)

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

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