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PMDY — Henderson Fld
Midway Atoll, QM · field elevation 12 ft · NON-ATCT
PMDY current weather Live
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR PMDY 100956Z AUTO 05015G19KT 10SM BKN016 OVC023 23/21 A3028 RMK AO2 RAE42 SLP256 P0000 T02280211 $
- Wind
- from 050° at 15 kt, gusting 19 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 1,600 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 23 °C / dewpoint 21 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.28 inHg
- Density altitude
- 497 ft · pressure altitude -348 ft
- Observed
- 51 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 050° at 15 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 06 | 14 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 24 | 14 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
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
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF PMDY 100904Z 1009/1106 05015G22KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT010 BKN018 OVC030 FM101400 05012G20KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN035 BKN050
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 28.20148, -177.38131
- Elevation
- 12 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1808Z / 0459Z
- Magnetic variation
- 10°E (2005)
- Sectional
- Hawaiian Islands
- County
- Midway Islands, QM
Everything else PMDY publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 7,800 | 150 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.9
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PMDY airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Midway Atoll 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.