PAYA — Yakutat
Yakutat, AK · field elevation 40 ft · NON-ATCT
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PAYA current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PAYA 100053Z AUTO 08015G23KT 10SM BKN049 OVC070 06/03 A2906 RMK AO2 RAE35 SLP842 P0005 T00610028 TSNO $
- Wind
- from 080° at 15 kt, gusting 23 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 4,900 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 6 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.06 inHg
- Density altitude
- 54 ft · pressure altitude 900 ft
- Observed
- 47 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 080° at 15 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 02 | 12 kt head | 9 kt from the right |
| 11 | 9 kt head | 12 kt from the left |
| 29 | 9 kt tail | 12 kt from the right |
| 20 | 12 kt tail | 9 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 3 min ago.
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF PAYA 092335Z 1000/1024 08020G35KT 5SM -RA OVC050 WS020/13050KT FM100600 11025G45KT P6SM -RA OVC100 FM101000 09015G30KT 6SM -RA BKN030 OVC050 FM101500 06010KT P6SM BKN050 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 59.50332, -139.66027
- Elevation
- 40 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1702Z / 0102Z
- Magnetic variation
- 20°E (2015)
- Fuel
- 100,A1+
- Sectional
- Juneau
- County
- Yakutat, AK
Airport diagram
Everything else PAYA publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 7,732 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 02/20 | 6,475 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.6
Published procedures
- 7 approaches — ILS, LOC, LOC/BC, RNAV (GPS), VOR/DME
- 1 departure published
- 1 arrival published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PAYA 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.