Kake Airport (PAFE) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 7:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, PAFE is currently VFR with winds from 330° at 12 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Kake Airport in Kake, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Kake Airport (PAFE) is a regional airport serving Kake, AK at a field elevation of 171 ft. PAFE reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 4,000 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 135.25.
Wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 12 kt, gusting 18 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 7°C (45°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR PAFE 281556Z AUTO 33012G18KT 300V020 10SM CLR 07/M04 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP248 T00721039 $
What changed at PAFE?
Since the 1456Z (6:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed up from 7 to 12 kt.
Current pilot readout for PAFE
PAFE is currently VFR with winds from 330° at 12 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (29). Density altitude is approximately -1,100 ft (field elevation 171 ft). PAFE does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAPG, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29FAV | 4,000 ft | ASPH-G | 11 kt head | 4 kt right (g6) |
| 11 | 4,000 ft | ASPH-G | 11 kt tail | 4 kt left (g6) |
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PAFE 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 11/294,000 × 100 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAFEWind
- 11
- 11 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 29
- 11 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
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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 7→12 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
PAFE 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 PAFE
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PAFE reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 11
- 91%
- 29
- 9%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PAFE's own weather station.
Wind is 20° off runway 29, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 4,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 11/29 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- PAFE
- FAA LID
- AFE
- City
- Kake
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 171 ft
- Coordinates
- 56.9613, -133.9102
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PAPG
- AWOS/ASOS
- 135.25 MHz
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Sitka
- Sunset in
- 9h 5m
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Pilot PIREPs for Kake Airport (PAFE)
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