PAPO — Point Hope
Point Hope, AK · field elevation 21 ft · NON-ATCT
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PAPO current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PAPO 251656Z AUTO 09011KT 10SM CLR 02/M01 A2956 RMK AO2 SLP007 T00171011 FZRANO
- Wind
- from 090° at 11 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 2 °C / dewpoint -1 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.56 inHg
- Density altitude
- -1,110 ft · pressure altitude 381 ft
- Observed
- 422 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 090° at 11 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 03 | 6 kt head | 9 kt from the right |
| 21 | 6 kt tail | 9 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest 2 nm. Last image 39212 min ago.
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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
- 1700Z / 0455Z
- Magnetic variation
- 6°E (2025)
- Sectional
- Cape Lisburne
- County
- North Slope, AK
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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)
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Nearby airports
Elsewhere
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- 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.