Salmon Lake Airport (Z81) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:02 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAOM), Z81 is currently MVFR with winds from 140° at 18 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 2,300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Salmon Lake Airport in Salmon Lake, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAOM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Salmon Lake Airport (Z81) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Salmon Lake, AK at a field elevation of 509 ft. Z81 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAOM, about 26 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAUN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAOM, 26.3 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 18 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, scattered clouds at 1,600 ft, broken clouds at 2,300 ft, overcast at 3,200 ft, temperature 4°C (40°F), altimeter 29.89 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,300 ft.
SPECI PAOM 281002Z AUTO 14018KT 7SM -RA SCT016 BKN023 OVC032 04/03 A2989 RMK AO2 P0001 T00440033 TSNO $
What changed at PAOM (nearest station)?
Since the 0953Z (1:53 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0953Z (1:53 AM AKDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for Z81
Based on the nearest station (PAOM), Z81 is currently MVFR with winds from 140° at 18 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 2,300 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 15. Density altitude is approximately -600 ft (field elevation 509 ft). Z81 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAUN, about 125 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15FAV | 2,000 ft | GRAVEL-P | 17 kt head | 7 kt left |
| 33 | 2,000 ft | GRAVEL-P | 17 kt tail | 7 kt right |
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Z81 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 15/332,000 × 55 ft · GRAVEL-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at Z81Wind
- 15
- 17 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
- 33
- 17 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
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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 15→18 kt, ceiling 1,000 ft → 2,300 ft.
Z81 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 Z81
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAOM reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 49 observations, with 14 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 32 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 15
- 60%
- 33
- 40%
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Live crosswind meter
Z81 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAOM, 26 nm away.
Wind is 22° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 15/33 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
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- Z81
- City
- Salmon Lake
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 509 ft
- Coordinates
- 64.9092, -165.0130
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAOM
- TAF
- Nearest PAUN
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Next sunset
- 16h 40m
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Pilot PIREPs for Salmon Lake Airport (Z81)
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