PAFM — Ambler
Ambler, AK · field elevation 293 ft · NON-ATCT
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PAFM current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PAFM 111156Z AUTO 02003KT 8SM CLR 11/07 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP216 T01110072 10189 20094 58001 $
- Wind
- from 020° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 11 °C / dewpoint 7 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.16 inHg
- Density altitude
- -398 ft · pressure altitude 53 ft
- Observed
- 19 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 020° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 3 kt head | — |
| 28 | — | 3 kt from the right |
| 10 | — | 3 kt from the left |
| 19 | 3 kt tail | — |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest 1 nm. Last image 7 min ago.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for PAFM — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PAFM — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 67.10620, -157.85716
- Elevation
- 293 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1345Z / 0725Z
- Magnetic variation
- 13° (2020)
- Sectional
- Fairbanks
- County
- Northwest Arctic, AK
Everything else PAFM publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 4,000 | 75 | GRVL-DIRT | MED |
| 10/28 | 2,400 | 60 | GRVL-DIRT | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.7
Published procedures
- 1 approach — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- PAGH Shungnak21 nm
- PASK Selawik58 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PAFM 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.