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Bryant Army Airfield (PAFR) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 3:55 PM AKDT, Oct 27, PAFR is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Bryant Army Airfield in Fort Richardson, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Bryant Army Airfield (PAFR) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fort Richardson, AK at a field elevation of 387 ft. PAFR reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 4,088 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.

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VFR
Observed 2355Z (3:55 PM AKDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.47"
Temp / Dew
39°F / 4°C
dew 35°F / 1°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 30.47 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR PAFR 272355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/01 A3047 RMK AO2 SLP324 T00400014 10040 21027 55009 $

What changed at PAFR?

Since the 2255Z (2:55 PM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2255Z (2:55 PM AKDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for PAFR

PAFR is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -1,500 ft (field elevation 387 ft). PAFR does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAED, about 5 nm away.

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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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18--
36--

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PAFR 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.

  • Runway 18/36
    4,088 × 100 ft · ASPH
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at PAFR
    Wind
    18
    no steady wind
    36
    no steady wind
    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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0153001Z15Z23Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 7→0 kt, ceiling 3,600 ft → unlimited.

PAFR weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of PAFR

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP2222Z (2:22 PM AKDT) · 11 NM SW of PAFR · 34,000 ft MSL · B777
moderate turbulence
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ANC UA /OV 44550N 16539E/TM 2222/FL340/TP B777/TB MOD/RM ENTERED BY ZOA FDCS
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 44550N 16539ELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2222Reported at 22:22 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B777Aircraft type reporting.
TB MODTurbulence: moderate.
RM ENTERED BY ZOA FDCSRemarks.
PIREP2147Z (1:47 PM AKDT) · 62 NM SW of PAFR · during climb · C208
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SXQ UA /OV SXQ/TM 2147/FL011/TP C208/SK OVC 011/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC. ZAN
SXQ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SXQLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2147Reported at 21:47 UTC.
FL011Altitude: 1,100 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC 011Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURC. ZANRemarks.
PIREP2034Z (12:34 PM AKDT) · 19 NM SW of PAFR · 4,000 ft MSL · C208
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ANC UA /OV TED210008/TM 2034/FL040/TP C208/SK VMC, TOPS 008/TB NEG/IC NEG
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED210008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2034Reported at 20:34 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK VMC, TOPS 008Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP2012Z (12:12 PM AKDT) · 44 NM S of PAFR · altitude unknown · C180
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ENA UA /OV JLA270010 /TM 2012 /FLUNKN /TP C180 /RM FG EXT FRM INLET TO JUST W OF JLA AKFSS
ENA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JLA270010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2012Reported at 20:12 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP C180Aircraft type reporting.
RM FG EXT FRM INLET TO JUST …Remarks.
PIREP2011Z (12:11 PM AKDT) · 35 NM SW of PAFR · during descent · DHC6
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ENA UA /OV ANC-ENA/TM 2011/FLDURD/TP DHC6/SK OVC003-TOP080
ENA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ANC-ENALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2011Reported at 20:11 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP DHC6Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC003-TOP080Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP2000Z (12:00 PM AKDT) · 60 NM SW of PAFR · during climb · C208
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ENA UA /OV ENA/TM 2000/FL060/TP C208/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC. VMC
ENA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ENALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2000Reported at 20:00 UTC.
FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURC. VMCRemarks.
PIREP1942Z (11:42 AM AKDT) · 26 NM SW of PAFR · during descent · PC12
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ANC UA /OV TED230015/TM 1942/FL030/TP PC12/WX VMC/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED230015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1942Reported at 19:42 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
WX VMCWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1942Z (11:42 AM AKDT) · 13 NM SW of PAFR · during climb · B190
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ANC UA /OV TED160003/TM 1942/FL020/TP B190/SK TOPS 006/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
ANC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TED160003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1942Reported at 19:42 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 006Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at PAFR

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, PAFR reported mostly VFR across 68 observations, with 20 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 26 kt, the lowest ceiling was 0 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 62%MVFR 4%IFR 10%LIFR 24%
Wind avg/max: 4/21 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 20

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 82%MVFR 11%IFR 3%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 2/15 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 27

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

18
61%
36
39%

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Live PAFR Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by PAFR's own weather station.

N1836wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

Asphalt · 4,088 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Bryant Army Airfield (PAFR) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
0730-1730 MON-FRI EXCP HOLS local
Transient parking
Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Cargo handling
Pattern altitude
1,787 ft MSL (1,400 AGL)
Control tower
Yes
Runway lights
Sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
PAFR
IATA
FRN
FAA LID
FRN
City
Fort Richardson
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Elevation
387 ft
Coordinates
61.2664, -149.6530
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,088 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest PAED
CTAF
125 MHz
Time zone
America/Anchorage
Sunset in
1h 18m

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PAFR airport diagram

Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.

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Pilot PIREPs for Bryant Army Airfield (PAFR)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Bryant Army Airfield, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

No Pilot PIREPs have been submitted for PAFR yet. Recently flew here? Help the next pilot by leaving a quick airport note.

Pilot PIREPs are community pilot notes for situational awareness only, not official FAA PIREPs or advisories. Verify with official sources. Notes are moderated before they appear; helpful marks and reports help us keep them useful.

⚠️ Not for operational use. Always verify with official FAA-approved preflight weather sources before flight.

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