PAIW — Wales
Wales, AK · field elevation 26 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
PAIW current weather
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR PAIW 111156Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM OVC020 09/ A3015 RMK AO2 SLP209 T0094 10094 20078 57012
- Wind
- from 190° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 2,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 9 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.15 inHg
- Density altitude
- -918 ft · pressure altitude -204 ft
- Observed
- 20 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 190° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 8 kt head | — |
| 36 | 8 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 on the field. Last image 27 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for PAIW — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PAIW — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 65.62256, -168.09497
- Elevation
- 26 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1440Z / 0752Z
- Magnetic variation
- 8° (2020)
- Sectional
- Nome
- County
- Nome, AK
Everything else PAIW publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,990 | 75 | GRAVEL | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- PFKT Brevig Mission44 nm
- PATE Teller49 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PAIW 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.