PFSH — Shaktoolik
Shaktoolik, AK · field elevation 24 ft · NON-ATCT
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PFSH current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PFSH 252256Z AUTO 12010KT 10SM OVC070 11/02 A2947 RMK AO2 SLP979 T01110017 $
- Wind
- from 120° at 10 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 7,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 11 °C / dewpoint 2 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.47 inHg
- Density altitude
- 123 ft · pressure altitude 474 ft
- Observed
- 62 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 120° at 10 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 8 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 33 | 8 kt tail | 6 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
4 within 20 nm, closest 2 nm. Last image 4 min ago.
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Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 37,000–37,000 ft.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for PFSH — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PFSH — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 64.37108, -161.22397
- Elevation
- 24 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1638Z / 0434Z
- Magnetic variation
- 11°E (2020)
- Sectional
- Nome
- County
- Nome, AK
Everything else PFSH publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 4,001 | 75 | GRVL | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- PFEL Elim31 nm
- PAUN Unalakleet31 nm
- PAKK Koyuk Alfred Adams34 nm
- PAGL Golovin48 nm
- PAMK St Michael58 nm
- PAWM White Mountain60 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PFSH 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.