PAFS — Nikolai
Nikolai, AK · field elevation 447 ft · NON-ATCT
PAFS current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PAFS 111201Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP190 7//// T01390111 10206 20139 53004 $
- Wind
- from 040° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 14 °C / dewpoint 11 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.09 inHg
- Density altitude
- 212 ft · pressure altitude 277 ft
- Observed
- 10 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 040° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 05 | 5 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 23 | 5 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
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 on the field. Last image 4 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for PAFS — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PAFS — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 63.01856, -154.35844
- Elevation
- 447 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1405Z / 0638Z
- Magnetic variation
- 14° (2020)
- Sectional
- Mc Grath
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk, AK
Everything else PAFS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 4,001 | 75 | GRAVEL | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- PAMC Mc Grath34 nm
- PATL Tatalina Lrrs45 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PAFS 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.