PAFB — Ladd AAF
Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AK · field elevation 454 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
PAFB current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PAFB 100155Z 02003KT 10SM BKN060 BKN080 M08/M10 A2928 RMK AO2A SLP928 T10761099
- Wind
- from 020° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 6,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- -8 °C / dewpoint -10 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.28 inHg
- Density altitude
- -1,333 ft · pressure altitude 1,094 ft
- Observed
- 45 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 020° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 07 | 1 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 25 | 1 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
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
Weather cameras
12 within 20 nm, closest 6 nm. Last image 5 min ago.
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF PAFB 092300Z 0923/1105 04006KT 9999 SCT060 BKN070 QNH2938INS BECMG 1005/1006 05010G15KT 9999 BKN070 OVC100 510307 620703 QNH2915INS TEMPO 1007/1010 8000 -SN BKN060 620604 BECMG 1101/1102 09006KT 9999 SKC QNH2912INS TX02/1021Z TNM06/1002Z DXM05/1019Z DNM10/1003Z
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 64.83761, -147.61449
- Elevation
- 454 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
- 1810Z / 0058Z
- 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.