Wales Airport

PAIW · United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 020° Wales Airport 18/36
Wind direction to Wind: 31 kt, gusting 37 kt, 7 beaufort

30 kt

6 kt
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Cloud Cloud
FEW 2,000
METAR PAIW 051856Z AUTO 02031G37KT 10SM FEW020 M10/M14 A2987 RMK AO2 PK WND 02038/1836 SLP116 T11001139 FZRANO

METAR Wales Airport - PAIW/WAA

This field is located in United States. The airport is located at latitude 65.62256 and longitude -168.09497. The airport has one runway: 18/36. The ICAO airport code of this field is PAIW. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is IWK. The airport's IATA code is WAA. The airport is in the Anchorage Arctic FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Wales Airport on May 5, 2024 10:56, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 020° with a speed of 31 kt. Wind gusts of 37 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 2,000 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature is -10 °C, with a wind chill of -26 °C. The dew point is -14 °C, the relative humidity is 73%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.87 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 00:05. This applies to Wales 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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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
18/36 188°-008° 6-8 kt 30-36 kt 21 %

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

2,000 ft FEW Few clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature -10.0 °C
Dewpoint -13.9 °C
Rel. humidity 73%
Wind chill -26 °C
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
PK WND 02038/1836Peak wind from 020° with 38 kt at 18 :36 UTC
SLP116Sea level pressure is 29.87 inHg (29.87 inHg)
T11001139Temperature is -10.0 °C (14.0 °F), dew point is -13.9 °C (7.0 °F)
FZRANO

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:12
Midday
15:09
Sunset
00:05 (12:48h)

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