Tuntutuliak Seaplane Base (Z20) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PANA), Z20 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 17 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,900 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Tuntutuliak Seaplane Base in Tuntutuliak, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PANA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Tuntutuliak Seaplane Base (Z20) is a seaplane base in Tuntutuliak, AK. Z20 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PANA, about 29 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 4 physical runways (NE, NW, SE, SW), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PABE.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PANA, 29.2 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 17 kt, gusting 21 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 3,900 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft, temperature 6°C (42°F), altimeter 29.75 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,900 ft.
METAR PANA 281556Z AUTO 15017G21KT 10SM -RA BKN039 OVC050 06/04 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP074 P0005 T00560039 TSNO
Current pilot readout for Z20
Based on the nearest station (PANA), Z20 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 17 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,900 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -900 ft (field elevation 15 ft). Z20 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PABE, about 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEFAV | 2,000 ft | WATER | 15 kt tail | 8 kt right (g10) |
| NW | 2,000 ft | WATER | 15 kt tail | 8 kt right (g10) |
| SE | 2,000 ft | WATER | 15 kt tail | 8 kt right (g10) |
| SW | 2,000 ft | WATER | 15 kt tail | 8 kt right (g10) |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 19 h: wind 10→17 kt, ceiling 4,400 ft → 3,900 ft.
Z20 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of Z20
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BET UA /OV BET/TM 2015/FL000/TP PA31/SK OVC007/WX 2/RM LLWS +/- 10KTS FINAL RWY19R 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 2015Reported at 20:15 UTC.FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.TP PA31Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC007Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX 2Weather and flight visibility observed.RM LLWS +/- 10KTS FINAL RWY1…Remarks.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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 Z20
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PANA reported mostly VFR across 8 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- NE/NW/SE/SW
- 100%
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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
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- Z20
- City
- Tuntutuliak
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 15 ft
- Coordinates
- 60.3415, -162.6660
- Runways
- 4 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PANA
- TAF
- Nearest PABE
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Sunset in
- 6h 40m
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Pilot PIREPs for Tuntutuliak Seaplane Base (Z20)
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