PAKW — Klawock
Klawock, AK · field elevation 80 ft · NON-ATCT
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PAKW current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PAKW 100253Z AUTO 15008KT 10SM SCT037 BKN048 BKN110 09/04 A2941 RMK AO2 RAE04B29E48 SLP959 6//// T00890044 53003 TSNO PNO $
- Wind
- from 150° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 4,800 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 9 °C / dewpoint 4 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.41 inHg
- Density altitude
- 4 ft · pressure altitude 590 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 150° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 3 kt head | 7 kt from the left |
| 02 | 3 kt tail | 7 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
20 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 3 min ago.
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Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours.
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF PAKW 092335Z 1000/1024 13010KT 6SM -RA SCT020 BKN030 WS020/14040KT FM100600 10010KT P6SM -RA BKN030 FM101000 08015G25KT P6SM -RA SCT020 OVC040 FM102100 16015G25KT P6SM OVC040 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 55.57922, -133.07600
- Elevation
- 80 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1617Z / 0054Z
- Magnetic variation
- 20°E (2015)
- Sectional
- Ketchikan
- County
- Prince Of Wales, AK
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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
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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.