PAKU — Ugnu-Kuparuk
Kuparuk, AK · field elevation 75 ft · NON-ATCT
PAKU current weather
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR PAKU 111145Z 08006KT 3SM R06/4500FT BR SCT001 BKN090 03/03 A3023
- Wind
- from 080° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 9,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 3 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.23 inHg
- Density altitude
- -1,716 ft · pressure altitude -235 ft
- Observed
- 31 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 080° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 06 | 6 kt head | — |
| 24 | 6 kt tail | — |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
3 within 20 nm, closest 10 nm. Last image 25 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for PAKU — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PAKU — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 70.33067, -149.59806
- Elevation
- 75 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1230Z / 0732Z
- Magnetic variation
- 16° (2020)
- Fuel
- A
- Sectional
- Point Barrow
- County
- North Slope, AK
Everything else PAKU publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 6,551 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — LD
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- PASC Deadhorse24 nm
- PALP Alpine Airstrip27 nm
- PAQT Nuiqsut29 nm
Elsewhere
- 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.