PFNO — Robert/Bob/Curtis Meml
Noorvik, AK · field elevation 55 ft · NON-ATCT
PFNO current weather Live
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
SPECI PFNO 100234Z AUTO 08013KT 3SM -SN BR OVC032 M09/M11 A2953 RMK AO2 P0000 FZRANO $
- Wind
- from 080° at 13 kt
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 3,200 ft AGL
- Temperature
- -9 °C / dewpoint -11 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.53 inHg
- Density altitude
- -2,302 ft · pressure altitude 445 ft
- Observed
- 6 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 080° at 13 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 06 | 13 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 24 | 13 kt tail | 1 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
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 PFNO — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PFNO — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 66.81753, -161.02225
- Elevation
- 55 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1922Z / 0133Z
- Magnetic variation
- 11°E (2020)
- Sectional
- Nome
- County
- Northwest Arctic, AK
Everything else PFNO publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 4,000 | 100 | GRVL-DIRT | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.7
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- PAIK Bob Baker Meml17 nm
- PASK Selawik28 nm
- PAOT Ralph Wien Meml37 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PFNO 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.