Girdwood Airport

KAQY · Alaska, United States

The METAR station used is 28 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Girdwood Airport 2/20
Wind direction to Wind: 5 kt, gusting 20 kt, 2 beaufort

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OVC 6,500
METAR PALH 040553Z AUTO VRB05G20KT 10SM OVC065 07/03 A2953 RMK AO2 SLP000 T00720033 10089 20061 58012 TSNO

METAR Girdwood Airport - KAQY/AQY

Girdwood Airport is a small airport in Alaska, United States. The airport is located at latitude 60.96902 and longitude -149.11935. The airport has one runway: 2/20. The ICAO airport code of this field is KAQY. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is AQY. The airport's IATA code is AQY. The airport is in the Anchorage Arctic FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Lake Hood Airport on May 3, 2024 21:53, local time.

Airport observations

There is little or no wind from a variable direction. Wind gusts of 20 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are overcast clouds at an altitude of 6,500 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 6,500 ft.

The temperature is 7 °C, with a wind chill of 4 °C. The dew point is 3 °C, the relative humidity is 76%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.53 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 22:09. This applies to Girdwood Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -8 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
2/20 040°-220° 3-13 kt 4-15 kt 64 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

6,500 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 7.2 °C
Dewpoint 3.3 °C
Rel. humidity 76%
Wind chill 4 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLP000Sea level pressure is 29.53 inHg (29.53 inHg)
T00720033Temperature is 7.2 °C (45.0 °F), dew point is 3.3 °C (37.9 °F)
10089 20061 58012 TSNO

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:39 (6:58h)
Midday
13:56
Sunset
22:13

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