PFSH — Shaktoolik
Shaktoolik, AK · field elevation 24 ft · NON-ATCT
PFSH current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PFSH 100556Z AUTO 03014KT 10SM CLR M08/M10 A2933 RMK AO2 SLP931 T10831100 11061 21089 58012 FZRANO $
- Wind
- from 030° at 14 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- -8 °C / dewpoint -10 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.33 inHg
- Density altitude
- -2,009 ft · pressure altitude 614 ft
- Observed
- 30 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 030° at 14 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | 9 kt head | 11 kt from the right |
| 15 | 9 kt tail | 11 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 2 nm. Last image 12150 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
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
- 1900Z / 0156Z
- 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.