PAAD — Point Thomson Airstrip
Deadhorse, AK · field elevation 56 ft · NON-ATCT
PAAD current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PAAD 111155Z AUTO 08006KT 10SM OVC100 02/01 A3023 RMK AO2 T00180014 10029 20008 FZRANO
- Wind
- from 080° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 10,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 2 °C / dewpoint 1 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.23 inHg
- Density altitude
- -1,882 ft · pressure altitude -254 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 080° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 05 | 6 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 23 | 6 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for PAAD — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PAAD — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 70.13600, -146.29003
- Elevation
- 56 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1220Z / 0716Z
- Magnetic variation
- 16° (2025)
- Sectional
- Point Barrow
- County
- North Slope, AK
Everything else PAAD publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 5,000 | 150 | GRVL | HIGH |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.9
Nearby airports
- PASC Deadhorse44 nm
- PABA Barter Island54 nm
Elsewhere
- Other Alaska airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.