PALU — Cape Lisburne Lrrs
Cape Lisburne, AK · field elevation 14 ft · NON-ATCT
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PALU current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PALU 252255Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM OVC070 08/02 A2954 RMK AO2 SLP002 T00790015;
- Wind
- from 110° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 7,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 8 °C / dewpoint 2 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.54 inHg
- Density altitude
- -357 ft · pressure altitude 394 ft
- Observed
- 64 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 110° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 09 | 5 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 27 | 5 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
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
Forecast
No TAF is issued for PALU — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PALU — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 68.87513, -166.11108
- Elevation
- 14 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1658Z / 0452Z
- Magnetic variation
- 7°E (2025)
- Sectional
- Cape Lisburne
- County
- Barrow, AK
Airport diagram
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Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 4,800 | 135 | GRAVEL | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 126.2
Nearby airports
- PAPO Point Hope35 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PALU 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.