PPIZ — Point Lay Lrrs
Point Lay, AK · field elevation 29 ft · NON-ATCT
PPIZ current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PPIZ 111056Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM OVC055 12/11 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP201 T01220106
- Wind
- from 120° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 5,500 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 12 °C / dewpoint 11 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.12 inHg
- Density altitude
- -544 ft · pressure altitude -171 ft
- Observed
- 80 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 120° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 06 | 3 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 24 | 3 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
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 22 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for PPIZ — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PPIZ — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 69.73289, -163.00533
- Elevation
- 29 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1333Z / 0817Z
- Magnetic variation
- 8° (2025)
- Sectional
- Cape Lisburne
- County
- Barrow, AK
Everything else PPIZ publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 4,500 | 100 | GRAVEL | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PPIZ 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.