PADK — Adak
Adak Island, AK · field elevation 20 ft · NON-ATCT
PADK current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PADK 100256Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM FEW015 BKN042 OVC075 02/M01 A2953 RMK AO2 RAB28E54 SLP999 P0000 60000 T00221011 53012 FZRANO
- Wind
- from 280° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 4,200 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 2 °C / dewpoint -1 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.53 inHg
- Density altitude
- -1,015 ft · pressure altitude 410 ft
- Observed
- 40 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 280° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 3 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 05 | 3 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
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
- 1858Z / 0402Z
- 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.