PARS — Russian Mission
Russian Mission, AK · field elevation 58 ft · NON-ATCT
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PARS current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PARS 111156Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM CLR 13/ A3009 RMK AO2 SLP192 T0128 10189 20128 57004 $
- Wind
- from 250° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 13 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.09 inHg
- Density altitude
- -399 ft · pressure altitude -112 ft
- Observed
- 18 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 250° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 36 | 2 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
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 19 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for PARS — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PARS — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 61.77489, -161.31940
- Elevation
- 58 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1441Z / 0658Z
- Magnetic variation
- 11° (2020)
- Sectional
- Mc Grath
- County
- Kusilvak, AK
Everything else PARS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,620 | 100 | GRAVEL | MED |
| 18W/36W | 3,000 | 500 | WATER | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.9
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- PADM Marshall Don Hunter Sr21 nm
- PALG Kalskag31 nm
- PAHC Holy Cross50 nm
- PANI Aniak52 nm
- PFZK Akiachak52 nm
- PASM St Mary's59 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PARS 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.