Moses Point Airport (MOS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PFEL), MOS is currently MVFR with winds from 170° at 13 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,700 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Moses Point Airport in Elim, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PFEL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Moses Point Airport (MOS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Elim, AK at a field elevation of 14 ft. MOS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PFEL, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 3,000 ft. CTAF is 122.8.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PFEL, 7.2 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 13 kt, gusting 18 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 2,700 ft, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 29.97 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,700 ft.
METAR PFEL 281156Z AUTO 17013G18KT 10SM OVC027 04/03 A2997 RMK AO2 RAE56 SLP153 P0000 60001 70005 T00390028 10044 20039 56030 $
What changed at PFEL (nearest station)?
Since the 1056Z (2:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.00 → 29.97 inHg.
- Rain ended (-RA).
Current pilot readout for MOS
Based on the nearest station (PFEL), MOS is currently MVFR with winds from 170° at 13 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,700 ft ceiling. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (24). Density altitude is approximately -1,400 ft (field elevation 14 ft). MOS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAUN, about 59 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24FAV | 3,000 ft | GRVL | 4 kt head | 12 kt left (g17) |
| 06 | 3,000 ft | GRVL | 4 kt tail | 12 kt right (g17) |
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MOS runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 06/243,000 × 60 ft · GRVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at MOSWind
- 06
- 4 kt tailwind · 12 kt crosswind from right
- 24
- 4 kt headwind · 12 kt crosswind from left
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 14→13 kt, ceiling 3,600 ft → 2,700 ft.
MOS weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at MOS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PFEL reported mostly marginal VFR across 33 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,600 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 24
- 56%
- 06
- 44%
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Live crosswind meter
MOS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PFEL, 7.2 nm away.
Wind is 70° off runway 24, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- IATA
- MOS
- FAA LID
- MOS
- City
- Elim
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 14 ft
- Coordinates
- 64.6941, -162.0607
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PFEL
- TAF
- Nearest PAUN
- CTAF
- 122.8 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Next sunset
- 14h 21m
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Pilot PIREPs for Moses Point Airport (MOS)
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