Ambler Airport (PAFM) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 12:56 PM AKDT, Oct 28, PAFM is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 10 knots gusting 18, visibility not reported, and a 10,000 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Ambler Airport in Ambler, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Ambler Airport (PAFM) is a regional airport serving Ambler, AK at a field elevation of 293 ft. PAFM reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (01/19, 10/28), the longest 4,000 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 132.1.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 10 kt, gusting 18 kt, visibility visibility not reported, a few clouds at 4,100 ft, broken clouds at 10,000 ft, overcast at 12,000 ft, temperature 3°C (38°F), altimeter 29.87 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 10,000 ft.
METAR PAFM 282056Z AUTO 11010G18KT FEW041 BKN100 OVC120 03/01 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP119 T00330006 56034 PWINO $
What changed at PAFM?
Since the 1956Z (11:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1956Z (11:56 AM AKDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for PAFM
PAFM is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 10 knots gusting 18, visibility not reported, and a 10,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 10. Density altitude is approximately -1,000 ft (field elevation 293 ft). PAFM does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAOT, about 112 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10FAV | 2,400 ft | GVL | 10 kt head | 0 kt (g1) |
| 01 | 4,000 ft | GVL | 1 kt head | 10 kt right (g18) |
| 19 | 4,000 ft | GVL | 1 kt tail | 10 kt left (g18) |
| 28 | 2,400 ft | GVL | 10 kt tail | 0 kt (g1) |
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PAFM runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 01/194,000 × 75 ft · GVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAFMWind
- 01
- 1 kt headwind · 10 kt crosswind from right
- 19
- 1 kt tailwind · 10 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Closed (NOTAM)Runway 10/282,400 × 60 ft · GVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAFMWind
- 10
- 10 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 28
- 10 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“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 12→10 kt, ceiling 3,700 ft → 10,000 ft.
PAFM 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 PAFM
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PAFM reported mostly VFR across 32 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 700 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 10
- 54%
- 01
- 40%
- 28
- 5%
- 19
- 1%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PAFM's own weather station.
Wind is 2° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.
GVL · 2,400 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 01/19, 10/28 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- PAFM
- IATA
- ABL
- FAA LID
- AFM
- City
- Ambler
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 293 ft
- Coordinates
- 67.1055, -157.8553
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PAOT
- AWOS/ASOS
- 132.1 MHz
- CTAF
- 122.7 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Sunset in
- 4h 39m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ambler Airport (PAFM)
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