PAKN — King Salmon
King Salmon, AK · field elevation 73 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
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PAKN current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PAKN 100154Z 34010KT 10SM CLR M01/M04 A2894 RMK AO2 SLP800 T10061044
- Wind
- from 340° at 10 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- -1 °C / dewpoint -4 °C
- Altimeter
- 28.94 inHg
- Density altitude
- -552 ft · pressure altitude 1,053 ft
- Observed
- 46 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 340° at 10 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 9 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 36 | 8 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 18 | 8 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 12 | 9 kt tail | 5 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
8 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 7 min ago.
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF PAKN 092330Z 1000/1024 35010KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 58.67650, -156.64869
- Elevation
- 73 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1806Z / 0214Z
- Tower hours
- 0800-2000 1 AUG-14 JUN. 0800-2200 15 JUN- 31 JUL.
- Magnetic variation
- 11°E (2025)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Kodiak
- County
- Bristol Bay, AK
Airport diagram
Everything else PAKN publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 8,900 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 18/36 | 4,017 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
| NW/SE | 4,000 | 500 | WATER | — |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 128.8
- Tower 0800-2000 1 AUG-14 JUN. 0800-2200 15 JUN- 31 JUL.
- 118.3
- Ground
- 121.9
- CTAF
- 121.9
- UNICOM
- 122.95
Published procedures
- 7 approaches — ILS, LOC, LOC/BC, RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- PFWS South Naknek Nr 211 nm
- PAII Egegik37 nm
- PAIG Igiugig45 nm
- PANW New Stuyahok52 nm
- PFCL Clarks Point59 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PAKN 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.