PAWM — White Mountain
White Mountain, AK · field elevation 267 ft · NON-ATCT
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PAWM current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PAWM 252256Z AUTO 14011G20KT 7SM OVC080 11/03 A2944 RMK AO2 SLP971 T01060033 $
- Wind
- from 140° at 11 kt, gusting 20 kt
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 8,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 11 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.44 inHg
- Density altitude
- 400 ft · pressure altitude 747 ft
- Observed
- 61 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 140° at 11 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 10 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 33 | 10 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
8 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 3 min ago.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for PAWM — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PAWM — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 64.68919, -163.41275
- Elevation
- 267 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1646Z / 0442Z
- Magnetic variation
- 12°E (2015)
- Sectional
- Nome
- County
- Nome, AK
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Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,000 | 60 | GRVL | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.9
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- PAGL Golovin13 nm
- PFEL Elim30 nm
- PAOM Nome53 nm
- PFSH Shaktoolik59 nm
- PAKK Koyuk Alfred Adams60 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PAWM airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Alaska airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
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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.