PFEL — Elim
Elim, AK · field elevation 162 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
PFEL current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PFEL 111156Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM CLR 13/12 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP201 T01330117 10189 20128 50002 $
- Wind
- from 350° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 13 °C / dewpoint 12 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.12 inHg
- Density altitude
- -250 ft · pressure altitude -38 ft
- Observed
- 19 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 350° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 3 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 19 | 3 kt tail | 3 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
8 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 24 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for PFEL — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PFEL — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 64.61497, -162.27053
- Elevation
- 162 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1425Z / 0721Z
- Magnetic variation
- 9° (2025)
- Sectional
- Nome
- County
- Nome, AK
Everything else PFEL publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,401 | 60 | GRVL-DIRT | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- PAGL Golovin19 nm
- PAWM White Mountain30 nm
- PFSH Shaktoolik31 nm
- PAKK Koyuk Alfred Adams35 nm
- PAUN Unalakleet58 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PFEL 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.