PAGM — Gambell
Gambell, AK · field elevation 30 ft · NON-ATCT
PAGM current weather Live
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR PAGM 100156Z AUTO 03021KT 9SM -SN BKN019 BKN024 OVC110 M01/M04 A2943 RMK AO2 SNB51 SLP972 P0000 T10111044 FZRANO
- Wind
- from 030° at 21 kt
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 1,900 ft AGL
- Temperature
- -1 °C / dewpoint -4 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.43 inHg
- Density altitude
- -1,271 ft · pressure altitude 520 ft
- Observed
- 46 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 030° at 21 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | 17 kt head | 13 kt from the right |
| 16 | 17 kt tail | 13 kt from the left |
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
4 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 26 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 800–800 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for PAGM — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PAGM — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 63.76662, -171.73278
- Elevation
- 30 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1938Z / 0243Z
- Magnetic variation
- 8°E (2015)
- Sectional
- Bethel
- County
- Nome, AK
Everything else PAGM publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 4,500 | 100 | ASPH-CONC | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.7
Published procedures
- 3 approaches — RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- PASA Savoonga33 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PAGM 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.