GAL Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport, Galena, AK · PAGA

Current weather at Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport in Galena, AK (IATA GAL, ICAO PAGA): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind calm. Below are the latest METAR and TAF from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center, decoded into plain English, and the headwind and crosswind on each runway.

GAL airport info GAL NOTAMs

Current conditions (METAR)

VFRObserved at 12:56Z on Nov 5, 31 minutes ago

Wind: calm.
Visibility: 10 miles or more.
Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
Clouds: none reported; no ceiling.
Temperature: -12°C (11°F), dew point -13°C (8°F).
Altimeter: 29.24 inHg (990 hPa).

METAR PAGA 051256Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M12/M13 A2924 RMK AO2 SLP905 T11171133 FZRANO TSNO

Runway winds

The wind is calm: no headwind or crosswind on any runway.

Runway	Heading (true)	Headwind	Crosswind	Length
06	090°	–	–	2,600 ft
24	270°	–	–	2,600 ft
08	090°	–	–	6,000 ft
26	270°	–	–	6,000 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 11:21Z, valid Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF PAGA 051121Z 0512/0612 01005KT P6SM SCT100

Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z
Wind 010° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 10,000 ft.

Airport diagram

Official FAA PDF (effective Oct 29 to Nov 26)

FAA airport diagram, cycle 2611, effective Oct 29 to Nov 26, 2026. Reference only, not for navigation.

FBOs and services

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Times are UTC (Z); the time after a slash is the local time at the airport. Weather and runway data come from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov) and are refreshed here every few minutes; the plain-English summaries are generated by cwsi.net and may simplify, so the raw METAR and TAF are authoritative. Runway headings are true, worked out from NOAA's runway alignment. cwsi.net is not affiliated with NOAA or the FAA: get an official weather briefing before flight.