PFYU — Fort Yukon
Fort Yukon, AK · field elevation 447 ft · NON-ATCT
PFYU current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PFYU 252356Z 07008KT 10SM CLR 09/01 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP076 T00890006 10089 21011 56014 $
- Wind
- from 070° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 9 °C / dewpoint 1 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.72 inHg
- Density altitude
- 75 ft · pressure altitude 647 ft
- Observed
- 7 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 070° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 04 | 8 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 22 | 8 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
4 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 10 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for PFYU — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PFYU — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 66.57242, -145.24633
- Elevation
- 447 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1537Z / 0326Z
- Magnetic variation
- 20°E (2015)
- Sectional
- Fairbanks
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk, AK
Everything else PFYU publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 5,000 | 100 | GRVL-DIRT | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.5
Published procedures
- 3 approaches — RNAV (GPS), VOR/DME
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PFYU 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.