PAMD — Middleton Island
Middleton Island, AK · field elevation 100 ft · NON-ATCT
6 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
PAMD current weather Live
IFR ceiling 500–1,000 ft or visibility 1–3 statute miles
SPECI PAMD 100308Z AUTO 09040G51KT 2SM -RA BR BKN014 OVC020 07/07 A2852 RMK AO2 PK WND 09051/0307 P0001 $
- Wind
- from 090° at 40 kt, gusting 51 kt
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 1,400 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 7 °C / dewpoint 7 °C
- Altimeter
- 28.52 inHg
- Density altitude
- 903 ft · pressure altitude 1,500 ft
- Observed
- 5 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 090° at 40 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 02 | 22 kt head | 33 kt from the right |
| 13 | 21 kt head | 34 kt from the left |
| 31 | 21 kt tail | 34 kt from the right |
| 20 | 22 kt tail | 33 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
Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 7 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for PAMD — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PAMD — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 59.44994, -146.30724
- Elevation
- 100 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1728Z / 0129Z
- Magnetic variation
- 18°E (2015)
- Sectional
- Seward
- County
- Cordova-Mccarthy, AK
Everything else PAMD publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 3,158 | 115 | GRVL | — |
| 13/31 | 1,500 | 125 | TURF-DIRT | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.9
Published procedures
- 3 approaches — RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PAMD 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.