PAKX — Wilder Runway
Port Alsworth, AK · field elevation 288 ft · NON-ATCT
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PAKX current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PAKX 252355Z AUTO 04007G19KT 320V070 10SM SCT120 11/01 A2939 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 040° at 7 kt, gusting 19 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 11 °C / dewpoint 1 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.39 inHg
- Density altitude
- 535 ft · pressure altitude 818 ft
- Observed
- 3 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 040° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 06R | 6 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 24L | 6 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
7 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 2 min ago.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for PAKX — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PAKX — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 60.19848, -154.32305
- Elevation
- 288 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1609Z / 0407Z
- Magnetic variation
- 13°E (2025)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Mc Grath
- County
- Lake And Peninsula, AK
Everything else PAKX publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06R/24L | 3,849 | 100 | GRVL | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.9
Published procedures
- 1 approach — RNAV (GPS)
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- PAIL Iliamna32 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PAKX 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.