PADK — Adak
Adak Island, AK · field elevation 20 ft · NON-ATCT
6 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
PADK current weather Live
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR PADK 252356Z AUTO 24025G31KT 8SM OVC010 08/06 A2932 RMK AO2 PK WND 25035/2259 CIG 009V015 SLP929 60000 T00830061 10128 20083 51020
- Wind
- from 240° at 25 kt, gusting 31 kt
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 1,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 8 °C / dewpoint 6 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.32 inHg
- Density altitude
- -31 ft · pressure altitude 620 ft
- Observed
- 8 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 240° at 25 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 25 kt head | — |
| 05 | 25 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 PADK — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PADK — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 51.88358, -176.64248
- Elevation
- 20 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1740Z / 0535Z
- Magnetic variation
- 7°E (2000)
- Fuel
- A1
- Sectional
- W Aleutian Isls
- County
- Aleutians West, AK
Airport diagram
Everything else PADK publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 7,790 | 200 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.9
Published procedures
- 5 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
- 2 departures published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PADK 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.