PAPO — Point Hope
Point Hope, AK · field elevation 21 ft · NON-ATCT
PAPO current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PAPO 100156Z AUTO 06025G28KT 10SM OVC075 M11/M15 A2964 RMK AO2 PK WND 07028/0153 SLP037 T11061150 FZRANO
- Wind
- from 060° at 25 kt, gusting 28 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 7,500 ft AGL
- Temperature
- -11 °C / dewpoint -15 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.64 inHg
- Density altitude
- -2,670 ft · pressure altitude 301 ft
- Observed
- 39 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 060° at 25 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 03 | 23 kt head | 10 kt from the right |
| 21 | 23 kt tail | 10 kt from the left |
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 2 nm. Last image 104170 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for PAPO — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PAPO — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 68.34813, -166.79913
- Elevation
- 21 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 2003Z / 0138Z
- Magnetic variation
- 6°E (2025)
- Sectional
- Cape Lisburne
- County
- North Slope, AK
Everything else PAPO publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 4,000 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 3 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PAPO 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.