PAVL — Kivalina
Kivalina, AK · field elevation 18 ft · NON-ATCT
PAVL current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PAVL 100153Z AUTO 06011KT 10SM OVC048 M11/M16 A2960 RMK AO2 SLP022 T11061161 TSNO $
- Wind
- from 060° at 11 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 4,800 ft AGL
- Temperature
- -11 °C / dewpoint -16 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.60 inHg
- Density altitude
- -2,623 ft · pressure altitude 338 ft
- Observed
- 46 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 060° at 11 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 2 kt head | 11 kt from the left |
| 30 | 2 kt tail | 11 kt from the right |
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 3 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for PAVL — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PAVL — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 67.73614, -164.56350
- Elevation
- 18 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1947Z / 0137Z
- Magnetic variation
- 15°E (2005)
- Sectional
- Nome
- County
- Northwest Arctic, AK
Everything else PAVL publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 3,000 | 60 | GRAVEL | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- PAWN Noatak37 nm
- PADG Red Dog42 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PAVL 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.