PARS — Russian Mission
Russian Mission, AK · field elevation 58 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
PARS current weather Live
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR PARS 100156Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM BKN017 OVC060 M06/M08 A2925 RMK AO2 SNB24E39 SLP906 P0000 T10561078 FZRANO $
- Wind
- from 040° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 1,700 ft AGL
- Temperature
- -6 °C / dewpoint -8 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.25 inHg
- Density altitude
- -1,548 ft · pressure altitude 728 ft
- Observed
- 44 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 040° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | 4 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 18 | 4 kt tail | 3 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 on the field. Last image 4 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours.
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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
- 1842Z / 0215Z
- Magnetic variation
- 11°E (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.