Bullen Point Short Range Radar Station Airport (PABU) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:35 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAAD), PABU is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Bullen Point Short Range Radar Station Airport in Kaktovik, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAAD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Bullen Point Short Range Radar Station Airport (PABU) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kaktovik, AK at a field elevation of 18 ft. PABU has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAAD, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 3,520 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PASC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAAD, 11.5 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -6°C (21°F), altimeter 29.97 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR PAAD 281935Z AUTO 20010KT 10SM CLR M06/M09 A2997 RMK AO2 T10601090 FZRANO
What changed at PAAD (nearest station)?
Since the 1915Z (11:15 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1915Z (11:15 AM AKDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for PABU
Based on the nearest station (PAAD), PABU is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (15). Density altitude is approximately -2,550 ft (field elevation 18 ft). PABU does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PASC, about 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15FAV | 3,520 ft | GRVL | 9 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 33 | 3,520 ft | GRVL | 9 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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PABU 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 15/333,520 × 100 ft · GRVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at PABUWind
- 15
- 9 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 33
- 9 kt tailwind · 3 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 24 h: wind 0→10 kt, ceiling 700 ft → unlimited.
PABU 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of PABU
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SCC UA /OV SCC /TM 1751 /FLUNKN /TP B738 /SK SKC /TB NEG /IC NEG /RM DURD FM NW FL210-SFC /BA RWY 24 BA GOOD AKFSS
SCC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SCCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1751Reported at 17:51 UTC.FLUNKNAltitude unknown.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM DURD FM NW FL210-SFC /BA …Remarks.Show raw report
SCC UA /OV SCC /TM 1641 /FL000 /TP B739 /RM /BA RWY 24 BA GOOD AKFSS
SCC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SCCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1641Reported at 16:41 UTC.FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.RM /BA RWY 24 BA GOOD AKFSSRemarks.Show raw report
SCC UA /OV SCC /TM 1545 /FLUNKN /TP B737 /SK BKN100-TOP150/BKN280-TOP330/ SKC /TB NEG /IC NEG /RM DURD FM S FL380-SFC /BA RWY 24 BA GOOD AKFSS
SCC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SCCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1545Reported at 15:45 UTC.FLUNKNAltitude unknown.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN100-TOP150/BKN280-TOP3…Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM DURD FM S FL380-SFC /BA R…Remarks.Show raw report
SCC UA /OV SCC /TM 1505 /FLUNKN /TP G280 /SK SKC /WX FV50SM /TB NEG /IC NEG /RM VRY THN LYR ALF-DURD FM S FL400-SFC /BA RWY 24 BA GOOD AKFSS
SCC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SCCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1505Reported at 15:05 UTC.FLUNKNAltitude unknown.TP G280Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX FV50SMWeather and flight visibility observed.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM VRY THN LYR ALF-DURD FM S…Remarks.Show raw report
SCC UA /OV SCC160080/TM 1448/FL220/TP G280/TB LGT 220-190/RM DURD ZAN
SCC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SCC160080Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1448Reported at 14:48 UTC.FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.TP G280Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT 220-190Turbulence: light 22,000–19,000 ft.RM DURD ZANRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at PABU
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAAD reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
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.
- 15
- 79%
- 33
- 21%
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Live crosswind meter
PABU has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAAD, 12 nm away.
Wind is 22° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PABU
- FAA LID
- 8AK7
- City
- Kaktovik
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 18 ft
- Coordinates
- 70.1710, -146.8449
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,520 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAAD
- TAF
- Nearest PASC
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Sunset in
- 5h 21m
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3 airportsPilot PIREPs for Bullen Point Short Range Radar Station Airport (PABU)
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