PABV — Birchwood
Birchwood, AK · field elevation 83 ft · NON-ATCT
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PABV current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PABV 100156Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM FEW080 M02/M04 A2894 RMK AO2 SLP802 T10221044 FZRANO $
- Wind
- from 170° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- -2 °C / dewpoint -4 °C
- Altimeter
- 28.94 inHg
- Density altitude
- -730 ft · pressure altitude 1,063 ft
- Observed
- 44 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 170° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 20R | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 20L | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 02L | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
| 02R | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
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48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
23 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 3 min ago.
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Pilot reports
3 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 1,000–3,000 ft.
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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
- 1753Z / 0131Z
- Magnetic variation
- 19°E (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Sectional
- Anchorage
- County
- Anchorage, AK
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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
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- PAWS Wasilla9 nm
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- 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.