Kobuk Airport (PAOB) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:17 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PAGH), PAOB is currently MVFR with winds from 100° at 15 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,600 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Kobuk Airport in Kobuk, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PAGH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Kobuk Airport (PAOB) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kobuk, AK at a field elevation of 142 ft. PAOB has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PAGH, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 4,020 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PABT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PAGH, 6.4 nm away.
Wind from the east (100°) at 15 kt, gusting 21 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 700 ft, overcast at 2,600 ft, temperature 2°C (36°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,600 ft.
SPECI PAGH 281717Z AUTO 10015G21KT 10SM -RA FEW007 OVC026 02/02 A2999 RMK AO2 P0000 FZRANO
What changed at PAGH (nearest station)?
Since the 1656Z (8:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 21 kt.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for PAOB
Based on the nearest station (PAGH), PAOB is currently MVFR with winds from 100° at 15 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,600 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately -1,450 ft (field elevation 142 ft). PAOB does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PABT, about 126 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 4,020 ft | GRVL-G | 15 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 27 | 4,020 ft | GRVL-G | 15 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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PAOB 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 09/274,020 × 75 ft · GRVL-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAOBWind
- 09
- 15 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 27
- 15 kt tailwind · 2 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 15→15 kt, ceiling 2,800 ft → 2,600 ft.
PAOB 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 PAOB
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station PAGH reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 33 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,100 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 85%
- 27
- 15%
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Live crosswind meter
PAOB has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PAGH, 6.4 nm away.
Wind is 6° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27 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
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PAOB
- IATA
- OBU
- FAA LID
- OBU
- City
- Kobuk
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 142 ft
- Coordinates
- 66.9123, -156.8970
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,020 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PAGH
- TAF
- Nearest PABT
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 8h 36m
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Pilot PIREPs for Kobuk Airport (PAOB)
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