PAOU — Nelson Lagoon
Nelson Lagoon, AK · field elevation 14 ft · NON-ATCT
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PAOU current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
SPECI PAOU 100616Z AUTO 33015KT 10SM SCT025 OVC037 03/M01 A2911 RMK AO2 PNO $
- Wind
- from 330° at 15 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 3,700 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 3 °C / dewpoint -1 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.11 inHg
- Density altitude
- -408 ft · pressure altitude 824 ft
- Observed
- 9 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 330° at 15 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | 9 kt head | 12 kt from the right |
| 08 | 9 kt tail | 12 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
8 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 22 min ago.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for PAOU — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PAOU — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 56.00754, -161.16037
- Elevation
- 14 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1812Z / 0245Z
- Magnetic variation
- 11°E (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Sectional
- Kodiak
- County
- Aleutians East, AK
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Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 4,003 | 75 | TURF-GRVL | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.9
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
- 1 departure published
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Nearby airports
- PASD Sand Point47 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PAOU 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.