PAOT — Ralph Wien Meml
Kotzebue, AK · field elevation 15 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
PAOT current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PAOT 252353Z AUTO 10020KT 10SM BKN048 OVC060 07/01 A2951 RMK AO2 PK WND 10026/2323 RAE02 SLP992 P0000 60000 T00670011 10067 20039 58008 TSNO
- Wind
- from 100° at 20 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 4,800 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 7 °C / dewpoint 1 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.51 inHg
- Density altitude
- -461 ft · pressure altitude 425 ft
- Observed
- 6 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 100° at 20 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 09 | 20 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 36 | 1 kt head | 20 kt from the right |
| 18 | 1 kt tail | 20 kt from the left |
| 27 | 20 kt tail | 1 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
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 252320Z 2600/2624 10018KT P6SM BKN100 TEMPO 2600/2602 -RA OVC050
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 66.88481, -162.59814
- Elevation
- 15 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1643Z / 0439Z
- 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.