PFZK — Akiachak
Akiachak, AK · field elevation 23 ft · NON-ATCT
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PFZK current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PFZK 100156Z AUTO 02013G18KT 10SM FEW042 M04/M06 A2920 RMK AO2 SLP885 T10441061 FZRANO $
- Wind
- from 020° at 13 kt, gusting 18 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- -4 °C / dewpoint -6 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.20 inHg
- Density altitude
- -1,387 ft · pressure altitude 743 ft
- Observed
- 45 minutes ago
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48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
16 within 20 nm, closest 7 nm. Last image 31 min ago.
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Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for PFZK — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PFZK — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 60.91381, -161.49333
- Elevation
- 23 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1837Z / 0221Z
- Magnetic variation
- 8°E (2030)
- Sectional
- Mc Grath
- County
- Bethel, AK
Everything else PFZK publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 3,300 | 60 | GRAVEL | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.9
Published procedures
- 1 approach — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- PABE Bethel13 nm
- PALG Kalskag50 nm
- PARS Russian Mission52 nm
- PADM Marshall Don Hunter Sr59 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PFZK 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.