Nyac Airport (ZNC) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PALG), ZNC is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Nyac Airport in Nyac, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PALG): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Nyac Airport (ZNC) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Nyac, AK at a field elevation of 483 ft. ZNC has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PALG, about 35 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 4,512 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PABE.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PALG, 34.8 nm away.
Wind from the east (090°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 30.08 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR PALG 280956Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM CLR 04/02 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP186 T00390017
What changed at PALG (nearest station)?
Since the 0856Z (12:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.12 → 30.08 inHg.
Current pilot readout for ZNC
Based on the nearest station (PALG), ZNC is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 05. Density altitude is approximately -950 ft (field elevation 483 ft). ZNC does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PABE, about 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05FAV | 4,512 ft | GRAVEL | 5 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 23 | 4,512 ft | GRAVEL | 5 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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ZNC 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 05/234,512 × 80 ft · GRAVELCurrent useno stated-runway source at ZNCWind
- 05
- 5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 23
- 5 kt tailwind · 3 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 23 h: wind 0→6 kt, ceiling 4,200 ft → unlimited.
ZNC 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 ZNC
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PALG reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 3,600 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 05
- 80%
- 23
- 20%
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Live crosswind meter
ZNC has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PALG, 35 nm away.
Wind is 25° off runway 05, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 05/23 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
- Other services
- Cargo handling
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- IATA
- ZNC
- FAA LID
- ZNC
- City
- Nyac
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 483 ft
- Coordinates
- 60.9807, -159.9940
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,512 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PALG
- TAF
- Nearest PABE
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 16h 40m
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