Kwethluk Airport

PFKW · United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 230° Kwethluk Airport 18/36
Wind: 8 kt, 3 beaufort

7 kt

4 kt
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SCT 1,200
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BKN 2,000
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OVC 4,000
METAR PFKW 260341Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM -RA SCT012 BKN020 OVC040 03/02 A2976 RMK AO2 RAB01 P0000

METAR Kwethluk Airport - PFKW/KWT

This field is located in United States. The airport is located at latitude 60.79033 and longitude -161.44369. The airport has one runway: 18/36. The ICAO airport code of this field is PFKW. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is KWT. The airport's IATA code is KWT. The airport is in the Anchorage Arctic FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Kwethluk Airport on April 25, 2024 19:41, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 230° with a speed of 8 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 1,200 ft, broken clouds at an altitude of 2,000 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 4,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 2,000 ft.

Current weather is light rain. The temperature is 3 °C, with a wind chill of -3 °C. The dew point is 2 °C, the relative humidity is 93%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.76 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 22:36. This applies to Kwethluk 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 %
18/36 196°-016° 4 kt 7 kt 56 %

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

1,200 ft SCT Scattered clouds
2,000 ft BKN Broken clouds
4,000 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light rain
Temperature 3 °C
Dewpoint 2 °C
Rel. humidity 93%
Wind chill -3 °C
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
RAB01Rain started at 01, ended at
P0000There was no precipitation since the previous observation

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:50 (10:49h)
Midday
14:43
Sunset
22:36

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