PADG — Red Dog
Red Dog, AK · field elevation 969 ft · NON-ATCT
PADG current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PADG 100055Z 05014G17KT 10SM SCT050 M13/M17 A2953
- Wind
- from 050° at 14 kt, gusting 17 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- -13 °C / dewpoint -17 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.53 inHg
- Density altitude
- -1,648 ft · pressure altitude 1,359 ft
- Observed
- 161 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 050° at 14 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 03 | 14 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 21 | 14 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 23 min ago.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for PADG — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PADG — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 68.03211, -162.89919
- Elevation
- 969 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1944Z / 0126Z
- Magnetic variation
- 11°E (2020)
- Sectional
- Nome
- County
- Nome, AK
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Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 6,312 | 100 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- UNICOM
- 123.0
Nearby airports
- PAWN Noatak28 nm
- PAVL Kivalina41 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.