PAOT — Ralph Wien Meml
Kotzebue, AK · field elevation 15 ft · NON-ATCT
PAOT current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PAOT 100153Z AUTO 03006KT 10SM FEW031 M08/M12 A2952 RMK AO2 SLP997 T10831122 TSNO $
- Wind
- from 030° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- -8 °C / dewpoint -12 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.52 inHg
- Density altitude
- -2,255 ft · pressure altitude 415 ft
- Observed
- 46 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 030° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | 6 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 09 | 2 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 27 | 2 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 18 | 6 kt tail | 2 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 5 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF PAOT 092322Z 1000/1024 08011KT P6SM OVC120
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 66.88481, -162.59814
- Elevation
- 15 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1929Z / 0138Z
- Magnetic variation
- 9°E (2025)
- 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
- 6 approaches — ILS, 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.