PAIW — Wales
Wales, AK · field elevation 26 ft · NON-ATCT
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PAIW current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PAIW 252356Z AUTO 06009KT 10SM OVC033 07/03 A2943 RMK AO2 SLP965 T00720033 10106 20039 53002
- Wind
- from 060° at 9 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 3,300 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 7 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.43 inHg
- Density altitude
- -290 ft · pressure altitude 516 ft
- Observed
- 6 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 060° at 9 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | 6 kt head | 7 kt from the right |
| 18 | 6 kt tail | 7 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 12 min ago.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for PAIW — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 65.62256, -168.09497
- Elevation
- 26 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1708Z / 0457Z
- Magnetic variation
- 8°E (2020)
- Sectional
- Nome
- County
- Nome, AK
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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.