PAKN — King Salmon
King Salmon, AK · field elevation 73 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
PAKN current weather
LIFR ceiling below 500 ft or visibility under 1 statute mile
SPECI PAKN 111208Z AUTO 18008KT 3SM BR OVC002 11/10 A3012 RMK AO2 T01060100 PWINO TSNO
- Wind
- from 180° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 200 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 11 °C / dewpoint 10 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.12 inHg
- Density altitude
- -679 ft · pressure altitude -127 ft
- Observed
- 8 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 180° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 8 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 12 | 5 kt head | 6 kt from the right |
| 30 | 5 kt tail | 6 kt from the left |
| 36 | 8 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
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 8 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF PAKN 111141Z 1112/1212 19006KT 5SM BR VCFG OVC002 TEMPO 1112/1114 1/2SM FG VV002 FM111400 20005KT 1/2SM FG VV002 FM111800 22006KT P6SM FEW002 OVC050
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 58.67649, -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
- 1439Z / 0623Z
- Tower hours
- 0800-2000 1 AUG-14 JUN. 0800-2200 15 JUN- 31 JUL.
- Magnetic variation
- 11° (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 | 8,901 | 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
- 8 approaches — ILS, LD, 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.