PAFB — Ladd AAF
Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AK · field elevation 449 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
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VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PAFB 252255Z 09010KT 10SM FEW080 FEW200 15/00 A2960 RMK AO2A SLP031 T01520002
- Wind
- from 090° at 10 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 15 °C / dewpoint 0 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.60 inHg
- Density altitude
- 973 ft · pressure altitude 769 ft
- Observed
- 64 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 090° at 10 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 07 | 10 kt head | — |
| 25 | 10 kt tail | — |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Weather cameras
12 within 20 nm, closest 6 nm. Last image 5 min ago.
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Forecast
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TAF PAFB 252200Z 2522/2704 10009KT 9999 SCT200 QNH2960INS TX15/2600Z TN01/2615Z
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 64.83761, -147.61449
- Elevation
- 449 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1543Z / 0339Z
- Tower hours
- 1700-0800Z++ MON-FRI; EXC HOL.
- Magnetic variation
- 17°E (2020)
- Fuel
- J8
- Sectional
- Fairbanks
- County
- Fairbanks North Star, AK
Airport diagram
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Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 8,575 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
| H1 | 50 | 50 | ASPH-CONC | — |
| H4 | 50 | 50 | ASPH-CONC | — |
| H5 | 50 | 50 | ASPH-CONC | — |
| H6 | 50 | 50 | ASPH-CONC | — |
| H7 | 50 | 50 | ASPH-CONC | — |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 134.25
- Tower 1700-0800Z++ MON-FRI; EXC HOL.
- 125.0
- Ground
- 121.7
- CTAF
- 125.0
- Approach 180-359
- 125.35
- Approach 360-179
- 127.1
- Departure
- 125.35
Nearby airports
- PAFA Fairbanks Intl6 nm
- PAEI Eielson AFB17 nm
- PANN Nenana Muni41 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PAFB 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.