PAOU — Nelson Lagoon
Nelson Lagoon, AK · field elevation 14 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
PAOU current weather
LIFR ceiling below 500 ft or visibility under 1 statute mile
SPECI PAOU 111207Z AUTO 35005KT 1 1/4SM BR OVC003 10/09 A3018 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 350° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 1.25 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 300 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 10 °C / dewpoint 9 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.18 inHg
- Density altitude
- -898 ft · pressure altitude -246 ft
- Observed
- 5 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 350° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 08 | 1 kt tail | 5 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
8 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 3 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
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
- 1508Z / 0630Z
- Magnetic variation
- 11° (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Sectional
- Kodiak
- County
- Aleutians East, AK
Everything else PAOU publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 4,003 | 75 | GRVL-DIRT | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.9
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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.