Stampede Airport (Z90) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAIN), Z90 has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 190° at 4 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Stampede Airport in Kantishna, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAIN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Stampede Airport (Z90) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kantishna, AK at a field elevation of 1,852 ft. Z90 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAIN, about 38 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 1,960 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PATK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAIN, 37.7 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 4 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature -8°C (18°F), altimeter 30.38 inHg.
METAR PAIN 280956Z AUTO 19004KT CLR M08/M09 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP321 T10781089 PWINO FZRANO TSNO $
What changed at PAIN (nearest station)?
Since the 0856Z (12:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0856Z (12:56 AM AKDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for Z90
Based on the nearest station (PAIN), Z90 has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 190° at 4 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (15). Density altitude is approximately -1,000 ft (field elevation 1,852 ft). Z90 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PATK, about 86 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 | 1,960 ft | TURF-F | 4 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 33 | 1,960 ft | TURF-F | 4 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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Z90 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 15/331,960 × 40 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at Z90Wind
- 15
- 4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 33
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
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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→4 kt, ceiling 2,600 ft → unlimited.
Z90 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 Z90
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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FAI UA /OV FAI271037/TM 0454/FL390/TP B737/TB OCNL MOD LGT AT 370/RM ZAN
FAI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FAI271037Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0454Reported at 04:54 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL MOD LGT AT 370Turbulence: occasional moderate light at 370.RM ZANRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at Z90
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAIN reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 34 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: LIFR → IFR
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 33
- 62%
- 15
- 38%
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Live crosswind meter
Z90 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAIN, 38 nm away.
Wind is 18° 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
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- Z90
- City
- Kantishna
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,852 ft
- Coordinates
- 63.7487, -150.3300
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,960 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAIN
- TAF
- Nearest PATK
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 15h 48m
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Pilot PIREPs for Stampede Airport (Z90)
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