PFWS — South Naknek Nr 2
South Naknek, AK · field elevation 162 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
PFWS current weather
LIFR ceiling below 500 ft or visibility under 1 statute mile
METAR PFWS 111156Z AUTO 20008KT 1/2SM FG OVC002 A3015 RMK AO2 SLPNO 54000 FZRANO $
- Wind
- from 200° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 0.5 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 200 ft AGL
- Temperature
- —
- Altimeter
- 30.15 inHg
- Observed
- 16 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 200° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 6 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 13 | 4 kt head | 7 kt from the right |
| 31 | 4 kt tail | 7 kt from the left |
| 05 | 6 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
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 3 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for PFWS — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PFWS — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 58.70208, -157.00258
- Elevation
- 162 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1440Z / 0625Z
- Magnetic variation
- 13° (2020)
- Sectional
- Kodiak
- County
- Bristol Bay, AK
Everything else PFWS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,314 | 60 | GRVL-DIRT | HIGH |
| 05/23 | 2,264 | 60 | GRVL-DIRT | HIGH |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.9
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- PAKN King Salmon11 nm
- PAII Egegik33 nm
- PANW New Stuyahok46 nm
- PFCL Clarks Point48 nm
- PAIG Igiugig51 nm
- PADL Dillingham51 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PFWS 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.