PACD — Cold Bay
Cold Bay, AK · field elevation 100 ft · NON-ATCT
PACD current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PACD 252353Z 16008KT 10SM FEW045 BKN060 OVC075 12/07 A2928 RMK AO2 RAB2254E08B35E49 SLP913 P0000 60001 T01220067 10122 20094 50001
- Wind
- from 160° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 6,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 12 °C / dewpoint 7 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.28 inHg
- Density altitude
- 581 ft · pressure altitude 740 ft
- Observed
- 4 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 160° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 8 kt head | — |
| 08 | 3 kt head | 7 kt from the right |
| 26 | 3 kt tail | 7 kt from the left |
| 33 | 8 kt tail | — |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF PACD 252320Z 2600/2624 24020G31KT P6SM -RA SCT015 BKN050 FM260300 21015G23KT 6SM -RA OVC025 FM261100 21023G38KT 6SM -RA OVC025 FM261500 22029G40KT P6SM -RA OVC025
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 55.20592, -162.72625
- Elevation
- 100 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1643Z / 0441Z
- Magnetic variation
- 12°E (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Cold Bay
- County
- Aleutians East, AK
Airport diagram
Everything else PACD publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 10,179 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 08/26 | 4,900 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.6
Published procedures
- 7 approaches — ILS, LOC, LOC/BC, RNAV (GPS), VOR
- 2 departures published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- PAKF False Pass32 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PACD airport diagram or an approach plate
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- 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.