PAKT — Ketchikan Intl
Ketchikan, AK · field elevation 92 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
PAKT current weather
IFR ceiling 500–1,000 ft or visibility 1–3 statute miles
METAR PAKT 111053Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM OVC007 14/13 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP215 T01390133 TSNO PNO $
- Wind
- from 150° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 700 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 14 °C / dewpoint 13 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.16 inHg
- Density altitude
- -313 ft · pressure altitude -148 ft
- Observed
- 80 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 150° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 29 | 3 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
17 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 22 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 PAKT 111137Z 1112/1212 VRB03KT P6SM OVC005 TEMPO 1114/1118 SCT005 OVC012 FM111800 32006KT P6SM BKN015 FM112300 32006KT P6SM FEW025 BKN080 FM120400 31005KT P6SM FEW010 BKN035 OVC050 FM120700 32005KT P6SM OVC010 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 1112/1115
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 55.35408, -131.71122
- Elevation
- 92 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1313Z / 0430Z
- Magnetic variation
- 21° (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Ketchikan
- County
- Ketchikan Gateway, AK
Airport diagram
Everything else PAKT publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WNW/ESE | 9,500 | 1,500 | WATER | — |
| 11/29 | 7,500 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.6
Published procedures
- 9 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
- 2 departures published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- PAMM Metlakatla14 nm
- PAHY Hydaburg39 nm
- PAKW Klawock48 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PAKT 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.