Ophir Airport (Z17) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PATL), Z17 is currently IFR with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Ophir Airport in Ophir, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PATL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ophir Airport (Z17) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ophir, AK at a field elevation of 595 ft. Z17 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PATL, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 1,940 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAMC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PATL, 21.3 nm away.
Wind variable at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 600 ft, temperature 3°C (37°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 600 ft.
METAR PATL 281255Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM BKN006 03/03 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP227 T00290028;
What changed at PATL (nearest station)?
Since the 1253Z (4:53 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1253Z (4:53 AM AKDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for Z17
Based on the nearest station (PATL), Z17 is currently IFR with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -1,000 ft (field elevation 595 ft). Z17 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAMC, about 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1,940 ft | TURF-GRVL-P | - | - |
| 29 | 1,940 ft | TURF-GRVL-P | - | - |
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Z17 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 11/291,940 × 60 ft · TURF-GRVL-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at Z17Wind
- 11
- no steady wind
- 29
- no steady wind
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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 24 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling 600 ft → 600 ft.
Z17 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 Z17
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PATL reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 62 observations, with 19 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 24 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: VFR → IFR
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 11
- 99%
- 29
- 1%
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Live crosswind meter
Z17 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PATL, 21 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 11/29 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
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- Z17
- City
- Ophir
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 595 ft
- Coordinates
- 63.1460, -156.5300
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,940 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PATL
- TAF
- Nearest PAMC
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 13h 10m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ophir Airport (Z17)
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