PFSH — Shaktoolik
Shaktoolik, AK · field elevation 24 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
PFSH current weather
LIFR ceiling below 500 ft or visibility under 1 statute mile
METAR PFSH 111156Z AUTO 19007KT 1SM BR OVC001 11/11 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP211 T01110111 10122 20111 58004 $
- Wind
- from 190° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 100 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 11 °C / dewpoint 11 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.15 inHg
- Density altitude
- -717 ft · pressure altitude -206 ft
- Observed
- 17 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 190° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 6 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 33 | 6 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
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 22 min ago.
View them, and the last eight 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
- 1423Z / 0715Z
- Magnetic variation
- 11° (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.