PAKW — Klawock
Klawock, AK · field elevation 80 ft · NON-ATCT
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PAKW current weather
IFR ceiling 500–1,000 ft or visibility 1–3 statute miles
METAR PAKW 111153Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM OVC008 14/11 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP213 T01440111 10161 20133 53004 TSNO $
- Wind
- from 200° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 800 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 14 °C / dewpoint 11 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.16 inHg
- Density altitude
- -269 ft · pressure altitude -160 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 200° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 02 | 3 kt tail | 1 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
20 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 8 min ago.
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF PAKW 111137Z 1112/1212 00000KT P6SM OVC009 FM111600 21003KT P6SM OVC013 FM112000 22006KT P6SM FEW035 BKN100 FM120500 17004KT P6SM SCT015 TEMPO 1205/1209 BKN015 FM120900 00000KT P6SM OVC010 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 55.57922, -133.07600
- Elevation
- 80 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1318Z / 0436Z
- Magnetic variation
- 20° (2015)
- Sectional
- Ketchikan
- County
- Prince Of Wales, AK
Everything else PAKW publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 5,000 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 120.9
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
- 2 departures published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- PAHY Hydaburg24 nm
- PAKT Ketchikan Intl48 nm
- PAMM Metlakatla58 nm
- PAWG Wrangell59 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PAKW 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.