Purkeypile Airport

01A · United States

The METAR station used is 57 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 220° Purkeypile Airport 5/23
Wind direction to Wind: 10 kt, gusting 18 kt, 3 beaufort

9 kt

5 kt
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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 2,400
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 3,500
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
OVC 4,500
METAR PAFS 060301Z AUTO 22010G18KT 9SM -RA FEW024 SCT035 OVC045 09/04 A2932

METAR Purkeypile Airport - 01A

This field is located in United States. The airport is located at latitude 62.94076 and longitude -152.26961. The airport has one runway: 5/23. This airport has a pseudo ICAO code of K01A. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is 01A. The airport is in the Anchorage Arctic FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Nikolai Airport on May 5, 2024 19:01, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 220° with a speed of 10 kt. Wind gusts of 18 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 9 mi.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 2,400 ft, scattered clouds at an altitude of 3,500 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 4,500 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 4,500 ft.

Current weather is light rain. The temperature is 9 °C, with a wind chill of 5 °C. The dew point is 4 °C, the relative humidity is 71%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.32 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 22:41. This applies to Purkeypile Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -8 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
5/23 070°-250° 5-9 kt 9-16 kt 50 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

2,400 ft FEW Few clouds
3,500 ft SCT Scattered clouds
4,500 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light rain
Temperature 9 °C
Dewpoint 4 °C
Rel. humidity 71%
Wind chill 5 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:37 (10:25h)
Midday
14:13
Sunset
22:50

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