PAAK — Atka
Atka, AK · field elevation 55 ft · NON-ATCT
PAAK current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PAAK 092356Z AUTO 26011G19KT 10SM SCT028 OVC034 03/M01 A2945 RMK AO2 SLP972 6//// T00281006 10044 20011 51011 TSNO PNO $
- Wind
- from 260° at 11 kt, gusting 19 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 3,400 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 3 °C / dewpoint -1 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.45 inHg
- Density altitude
- -801 ft · pressure altitude 525 ft
- Observed
- 164 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 260° at 11 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | 1 kt head | 11 kt from the left |
| 16 | 1 kt tail | 11 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
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
- 1849Z / 0352Z
- Magnetic variation
- 8°E (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.