PAQT — Nuiqsut
Nuiqsut, AK · field elevation 45 ft · NON-ATCT
PAQT current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PAQT 111153Z AUTO 07006KT 10SM CLR 04/03 A3023 RMK AO2 RAB18E29 SLP237 P0000 60000 T00390033 10106 20039 58005 TSNO $
- Wind
- from 070° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 4 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.23 inHg
- Density altitude
- -1,646 ft · pressure altitude -265 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 070° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 05 | 6 kt head | — |
| 23 | 6 kt tail | — |
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 11 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF PAQT 111122Z 1112/1212 08006KT P6SM SKC FM112100 08010KT P6SM FEW100
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 70.20983, -151.00647
- Elevation
- 45 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1238Z / 0736Z
- Magnetic variation
- 21° (2010)
- Sectional
- Point Barrow
- County
- North Slope, AK
Everything else PAQT publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 4,589 | 100 | GRAVEL | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- PALP Alpine Airstrip8 nm
- PAKU Ugnu-Kuparuk30 nm
- PASC Deadhorse52 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PAQT 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.