PAKV — Kaltag
Kaltag, AK · field elevation 181 ft · NON-ATCT
PAKV current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PAKV 111153Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM CLR 11/11 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP213 T01110106 10172 20111 55001 TSNO $
- Wind
- from 230° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 11 °C / dewpoint 11 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.16 inHg
- Density altitude
- -536 ft · pressure altitude -59 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 230° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 3 kt head | — |
| 03 | 3 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
4 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 16 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for PAKV — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PAKV — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 64.31898, -158.74131
- Elevation
- 181 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1413Z / 0705Z
- Magnetic variation
- 18° (2005)
- Sectional
- Nome
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk, AK
Everything else PAKV publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 3,986 | 100 | GRAVEL | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.9
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- PANU Nulato30 nm
- PAGA Edward G Pitka Sr53 nm
- PAUN Unalakleet59 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PAKV 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.