PABA — Barter Island
Barter Island, AK · field elevation 55 ft · NON-ATCT
PABA current weather Live
IFR ceiling 500–1,000 ft or visibility 1–3 statute miles
METAR PABA 252256Z AUTO 09014KT 10SM OVC008 01/M01 A2974 RMK AO2 SLP088 T00061011 FZRANO TSNO $
- Wind
- from 090° at 14 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 800 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 1 °C / dewpoint -1 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.74 inHg
- Density altitude
- -1,420 ft · pressure altitude 235 ft
- Observed
- 61 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 090° at 14 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 07 | 14 kt head | — |
| 25 | 14 kt tail | — |
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 PABA — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PABA — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 70.11311, -143.65361
- Elevation
- 55 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1528Z / 0322Z
- Magnetic variation
- 18°E (2020)
- Sectional
- Point Barrow
- County
- Upper Yukon, AK
Everything else PABA publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 4,500 | 100 | GRAVEL | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PABA 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.