PMDY — Henderson Fld
Midway Atoll, QM · field elevation 12 ft · NON-ATCT
PMDY current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PMDY 111156Z AUTO 07008KT 10SM FEW020 26/22 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP184 70001 T02560222 10272 20256 58007 $
- Wind
- from 070° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 26 °C / dewpoint 22 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.07 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,089 ft · pressure altitude -138 ft
- Observed
- 17 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 070° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 06 | 8 kt head | — |
| 24 | 8 kt tail | — |
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 111129Z 1112/1212 09011KT P6SM SCT025 SCT035
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 28.20148, -177.38131
- Elevation
- 12 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1717Z / 0631Z
- Magnetic variation
- 10° (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 QM 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.