PFYU — Fort Yukon
Fort Yukon, AK · field elevation 447 ft · NON-ATCT
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PFYU current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PFYU 111156Z AUTO 03005KT 10SM CLR 09/07 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP219 T00890072 10161 20089 50000 TSNO $
- Wind
- from 030° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 9 °C / dewpoint 7 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.15 inHg
- Density altitude
- -456 ft · pressure altitude 217 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 030° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 04 | 4 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 22 | 4 kt tail | 2 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
4 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 27 min ago.
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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
- 1300Z / 0629Z
- Magnetic variation
- 20° (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.