PAPM — Platinum
Platinum, AK · field elevation 18 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
PAPM current weather
LIFR ceiling below 500 ft or visibility under 1 statute mile
METAR PAPM 111156Z AUTO 27005KT 3/4SM BR OVC003 11/11 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP210 6//// 7//// T01110111 10128 20111 55004 TSNO PNO $
- Wind
- from 270° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 0.75 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 300 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 11 °C / dewpoint 11 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.15 inHg
- Density altitude
- -725 ft · pressure altitude -212 ft
- Observed
- 15 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 270° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | 2 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 14 | 2 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
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 2 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for PAPM — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PAPM — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 59.01783, -161.82719
- Elevation
- 18 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1458Z / 0645Z
- Magnetic variation
- 11° (2020)
- Sectional
- Kodiak
- County
- Bethel, AK
Everything else PAPM publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 5,000 | 75 | GRVL-DIRT | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 1 approach — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- PAEH Cape Newenham Lrrs23 nm
- PATG Togiak44 nm
- PAQH Quinhagak44 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PAPM 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.