PAOT — Ralph Wien Meml
Kotzebue, AK · field elevation 15 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
PAOT current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PAOT 111153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/12 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 T01330117 10161 20128 58005 TSNO
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 13 °C / dewpoint 12 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.12 inHg
- Density altitude
- -430 ft · pressure altitude -185 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
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 22 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF PAOT 111121Z 1112/1212 30005KT P6SM SCT020 BKN040 AMD NOT SKED
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 66.88481, -162.59814
- Elevation
- 15 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1407Z / 0742Z
- Magnetic variation
- 11° (2020)
- Fuel
- 100,A
- Sectional
- Nome
- County
- Northwest Arctic, AK
Everything else PAOT publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 6,300 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 18/36 | 3,876 | 90 | GRVL | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.6
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 7 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- PFNO Robert/Bob/Curtis Meml37 nm
- PAWN Noatak42 nm
- PADE Deering49 nm
- PAIK Bob Baker Meml51 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PAOT 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.