PAIW — Wales
Wales, AK · field elevation 26 ft · NON-ATCT
PAIW current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
SPECI PAIW 100237Z AUTO 07022KT 10SM SCT010 BKN065 OVC110 M06/M08 A2947 RMK AO2 PK WND 06027/0235 FZRANO
- Wind
- from 070° at 22 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 6,500 ft AGL
- Temperature
- -6 °C / dewpoint -8 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.47 inHg
- Density altitude
- -1,907 ft · pressure altitude 476 ft
- Observed
- 4 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 070° at 22 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | 10 kt head | 19 kt from the right |
| 18 | 10 kt tail | 19 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 34 min ago.
View them, and the last six 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
- 1939Z / 0213Z
- Magnetic variation
- 8°E (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
- 3 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.