PAPG — Petersburg James A Johnson
Petersburg, AK · field elevation 113 ft · NON-ATCT
5 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
PAPG current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PAPG 100056Z VRB05G16KT 10SM -RA SCT028 OVC039 08/04 A2945 RMK AO2 RAEMMB18 SLP976 P0003 T00830044 $
- Wind
- variable at 5 kt, gusting 16 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 3,900 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 8 °C / dewpoint 4 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.45 inHg
- Density altitude
- -76 ft · pressure altitude 583 ft
- Observed
- 46 minutes ago
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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 3 min ago.
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF PAPG 092335Z 1000/1024 12015G25KT 6SM -RA SCT030 BKN040 OVC050 WS020/13045KT FM100200 12010G20KT P6SM -RA SCT025 OVC035 WS020/14040KT FM100500 11005KT P6SM -RA OVC035 FM101800 13010G20KT P6SM -RA OVC050 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 1006/1015
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 56.80147, -132.94622
- Elevation
- 113 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1622Z / 0049Z
- Magnetic variation
- 21°E (2010)
- Fuel
- 100,A
- Sectional
- Juneau
- County
- Wrangell-Petersburg, AK
Airport diagram
Everything else PAPG publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 6,400 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.5
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — LDA, RNAV (GPS)
- 2 departures published
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Nearby airports
- PAWG Wrangell27 nm
- PAFE Kake33 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PAPG 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.