PARC — Arctic Village
Arctic Village, AK · field elevation 2,092 ft · NON-ATCT
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PARC current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PARC 100256Z AUTO 06008KT 10SM SCT085 M16/M18 A2954 RMK AO2 SLP075 60000 T11561178 58013 FZRANO TSNO
- Wind
- from 060° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- -16 °C / dewpoint -18 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.54 inHg
- Density altitude
- -582 ft · pressure altitude 2,472 ft
- Observed
- 17 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 060° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 02 | 8 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 20 | 8 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 4 min ago.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for PARC — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PARC — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 68.11467, -145.57942
- Elevation
- 2,092 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1835Z / 0016Z
- Magnetic variation
- 26°E (2005)
- Sectional
- Point Barrow
- County
- Upper Yukon, AK
Everything else PARC publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 4,500 | 75 | GRAVEL | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.9
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
- 1 departure published
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PARC 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.