Elfin Cove Seaplane Base (PAEL) Aviation Weather: METAR
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Live aviation weather for Elfin Cove Seaplane Base in Elfin Cove, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Elfin Cove Seaplane Base (PAEL) is a seaplane base in Elfin Cove, AK. PAEL reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (NW, SE), the longest 10,000 ft.
Current pilot readout for PAEL
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NW | 10,000 ft | WATER-E | - | - |
| SE | 10,000 ft | WATER-E | - | - |
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PAEL 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 PAEL
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- ICAO
- PAEL
- IATA
- ELV
- FAA LID
- ELV
- City
- Elfin Cove
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 0 ft
- Coordinates
- 58.1952, -136.3470
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 10,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PAGS
- Time zone
- America/Juneau
- Next sunset
- 13h 10m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
3 airports25–50 NM
5 airports50–100 NM
8 airports+2 more within 100 NM
Pilot PIREPs for Elfin Cove Seaplane Base (PAEL)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Elfin Cove Seaplane Base, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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