PFEL — Elim
Elim, AK · field elevation 162 ft · NON-ATCT
PFEL current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PFEL 100156Z AUTO 02010G18KT 10SM CLR M06/M10 A2938 RMK AO2 SLP952 T10611100 FZRANO $
- Wind
- from 020° at 10 kt, gusting 18 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- -6 °C / dewpoint -10 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.38 inHg
- Density altitude
- -1,640 ft · pressure altitude 702 ft
- Observed
- 44 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 020° at 10 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 10 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 19 | 10 kt tail | 2 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
8 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 6 min ago.
View them, and the last six 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
- 1907Z / 0159Z
- Magnetic variation
- 9°E (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.