PAFE — Kake
Kake, AK · field elevation 172 ft · NON-ATCT
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PAFE current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PAFE 252356Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM CLR 09/08 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP158 T00940078 10106 20050 58003
- Wind
- from 250° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 9 °C / dewpoint 8 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.98 inHg
- Density altitude
- -528 ft · pressure altitude 112 ft
- Observed
- 4 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 250° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | 3 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 11 | 2 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Weather cameras
8 within 20 nm, closest 1 nm. Last image 3 min ago.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for PAFE — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 56.96136, -133.91026
- Elevation
- 172 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1449Z / 0243Z
- Magnetic variation
- 21°E (2010)
- Sectional
- Juneau
- County
- Prince Of Wales, AK
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Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 4,000 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.9
Published procedures
- 1 approach — RNAV (GPS)
- 1 departure published
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Nearby airports
- PAPG Petersburg James A Johnson33 nm
- PAGN Angoon39 nm
- PASI Sitka Rocky Gutierrez48 nm
- PAWG Wrangell58 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PAFE 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.