False Pass Airport (PAKF) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 12:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, PAKF is currently IFR with winds from 180° at 15 knots gusting 22, visibility 2 statute miles, and a 500 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for False Pass Airport in False Pass, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
False Pass Airport (PAKF) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around False Pass, AK at a field elevation of 18 ft. PAKF reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 2,150 ft.
Wind from the south (180°) at 15 kt, gusting 22 kt, visibility 2 statute miles, overcast at 500 ft, temperature 9°C (49°F), altimeter 29.91 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 500 ft.
METAR PAKF 280856Z AUTO 18015G22KT 2SM -RA BR OVC005 09/09 A2991 RMK AO2 PK WND 15030/0810 SLP126 6//// T00940089 400940067 58041 PNO $
What changed at PAKF?
Since the 0841Z (12:41 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0841Z (12:41 AM AKDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for PAKF
PAKF is currently IFR with winds from 180° at 15 knots gusting 22, visibility 2 statute miles, and a 500 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately -650 ft (field elevation 18 ft). PAKF does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PACD, about 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14FAV | 2,150 ft | GRVL-G | 13 kt head | 7 kt right (g11) |
| 32 | 2,150 ft | GRVL-G | 13 kt tail | 7 kt left (g11) |
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PAKF 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.
- Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 14/322,150 × 60 ft · GRVL-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAKFWind
- 14
- 13 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 32
- 13 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
1 active equipment NOTAMView 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 11→15 kt, ceiling 3,100 ft → 500 ft.
PAKF 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 PAKF
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PAKF reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 34 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 29 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 14
- 56%
- 32
- 44%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PAKF's own weather station.
Wind is 30° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.
Gravel · 2,150 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 14/32 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
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PAKF
- IATA
- KFP
- FAA LID
- KFP
- City
- False Pass
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 18 ft
- Coordinates
- 54.8475, -163.4072
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,150 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PACD
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Next sunset
- 18h 17m
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Pilot PIREPs for False Pass Airport (PAKF)
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