Lake Hood Airport (Z41) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:53 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PALH), Z41 is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 1/4 statute mile, and a 200 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Lake Hood Airport in Anchorage, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PALH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Lake Hood Airport (Z41) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Anchorage, AK at a field elevation of 73 ft. Z41 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PALH, about 0 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PANC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PALH, 0.4 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 1/4 statute mile, sky obscured at 200 ft, temperature -1°C (31°F), altimeter 30.43 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.
METAR PALH 280953Z 00000KT 1/4SM FZFG VV002 M01/M01 A3043 RMK AO2 TWR VIS 1/2 SLP305 T10061006
What changed at PALH (nearest station)?
Since the 0853Z (12:53 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Freezing fog began (FZFG).
- Fog ended (FG).
Current pilot readout for Z41
Based on the nearest station (PALH), Z41 is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 1/4 statute mile, and a 200 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -2,400 ft (field elevation 73 ft). Z41 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PANC, about 1 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 calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 2,200 ft | GRAVEL-G | - | - |
| 31 | 2,200 ft | GRAVEL-G | - | - |
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Z41 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 13/312,200 × 75 ft · GRAVEL-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at Z41Wind
- 13
- no steady wind
- 31
- 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 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 200 ft.
Z41 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 Z41
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
ANC UA /OV TED189005/TM 0727/FL050/TP B739/SK SKC/TB LGT/IC NEG/RM DURD
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TED189005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0727Reported at 07:27 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB LGTTurbulence: light.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM DURDRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at Z41
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PALH reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 33 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → LIFR
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 31
- 58%
- 13
- 42%
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Live crosswind meter
Z41 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PALH, 0.4 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- City
- Anchorage
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 73 ft
- Coordinates
- 61.1867, -149.9654
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PALH
- TAF
- Nearest PANC
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 15h 59m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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25–50 NM
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50–100 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Pilot PIREPs for Lake Hood Airport (Z41)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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