PAAK — Atka
Atka, AK · field elevation 55 ft · NON-ATCT
3 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
PAAK current weather
LIFR ceiling below 500 ft or visibility under 1 statute mile
SPECI PAAK 111205Z AUTO 14003KT 1/2SM FG OVC003 09/09 A3020 RMK AO2 TSNO
- Wind
- from 140° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 0.5 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 300 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 9 °C / dewpoint 9 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.20 inHg
- Density altitude
- -990 ft · pressure altitude -225 ft
- Observed
- 10 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 140° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 34 | 3 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
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 PAAK — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PAAK — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 52.22058, -174.20619
- Elevation
- 55 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1614Z / 0708Z
- Magnetic variation
- 8° (2005)
- Sectional
- W Aleutian Isls
- County
- Aleutians West, AK
Everything else PAAK publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 4,500 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.9
Published procedures
- 1 approach — RNAV (GPS)
- 2 departures published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PAAK airport diagram or an approach plate
- 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.