PABV — Birchwood
Birchwood, AK · field elevation 83 ft · NON-ATCT
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PABV current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PABV 111156Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM OVC033 14/13 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP192 T01440133 10194 20139 51006 $
- Wind
- from 200° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 3,300 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 14 °C / dewpoint 13 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.10 inHg
- Density altitude
- -191 ft · pressure altitude -97 ft
- Observed
- 18 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 200° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 20R | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 20L | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 02L | 3 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
| 02R | 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
Weather cameras
23 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 6 min ago.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for PABV — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PABV — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 61.41609, -149.50831
- Elevation
- 83 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1356Z / 0609Z
- Magnetic variation
- 19° (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Sectional
- Anchorage
- County
- Anchorage, AK
Everything else PABV publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02L/20R | 4,012 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
| 02R/20L | 1,802 | 50 | ASPH-GRVL | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
Nearby airports
- PAWS Wasilla9 nm
- PAFR Bryant AAF10 nm
- PAED Elmendorf AFB13 nm
- PAMR Merrill Fld16 nm
- PAAQ Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Muni16 nm
- PALH Lake Hood19 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.