Barter Island Long Range Radar Station Airport (PABA) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 12:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, PABA is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Barter Island Long Range Radar Station Airport in Barter Island, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Barter Island Long Range Radar Station Airport (PABA) is a regional airport serving Barter Island, AK at a field elevation of 55 ft. PABA reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 4,500 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 30.8.
Wind from the south (190°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 11,000 ft, temperature -2°C (28°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 11,000 ft.
METAR PABA 280856Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM BKN110 M02/M06 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP214 T10221056 400061072 56011 FZRANO TSNO $
What changed at PABA?
Since the 0756Z (11:56 PM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- A ceiling formed at 11,000 ft.
Current pilot readout for PABA
PABA is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (25). Density altitude is approximately -2,250 ft (field elevation 55 ft). PABA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PASC, about 100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25FAV | 4,500 ft | GRAVEL-P | 1 kt head | 8 kt left |
| 07 | 4,500 ft | GRAVEL-P | 1 kt tail | 8 kt right |
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PABA 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 07/254,500 × 100 ft · GRAVEL-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at PABAWind
- 07
- 1 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 25
- 1 kt headwind · 8 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 19→8 kt, ceiling 7,500 ft → 11,000 ft.
PABA weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
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 PABA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PABA reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 48 observations, with 14 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 25
- 53%
- 07
- 47%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PABA's own weather station.
Wind is 80° off runway 25, the end with the most headwind right now.
Gravel · 4,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 07/25 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Sep-May Daily 0600-0000 local; Jun-Aug Daily 0600-0000 local
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- PABA
- IATA
- BTI
- FAA LID
- BTI
- City
- Barter Island
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 55 ft
- Coordinates
- 70.1340, -143.5820
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PASC
- AWOS/ASOS
- 30.8 MHz
- CTAF
- 126.2 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 15h 41m
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Pilot PIREPs for Barter Island Long Range Radar Station Airport (PABA)
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