PADK — Adak
Adak Island, AK · field elevation 20 ft · NON-ATCT
3 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
PADK current weather
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR PADK 111156Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM OVC013 10/08 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP218 70001 T01000083 10100 20067 56009 $
- Wind
- from 230° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 1,300 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 10 °C / dewpoint 8 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.18 inHg
- Density altitude
- -891 ft · pressure altitude -240 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 230° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 05 | 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
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
- 1625Z / 0717Z
- Magnetic variation
- 7° (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
- 6 approaches — ILS, LG, 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.