PAVL — Kivalina
Kivalina, AK · field elevation 18 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
PAVL current weather
LIFR ceiling below 500 ft or visibility under 1 statute mile
SPECI PAVL 111207Z AUTO 29003KT 2SM BR OVC002 10/09 A3014 RMK AO2 VIS 1V5 T01000094 TSNO
- Wind
- from 290° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 200 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 10 °C / dewpoint 9 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.14 inHg
- Density altitude
- -843 ft · pressure altitude -202 ft
- Observed
- 6 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 290° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 12 | 3 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
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 8 min ago.
View them, and the last eight 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
- 1405Z / 0758Z
- Magnetic variation
- 15° (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.