Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (PAPC) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PFKT), PAPC is currently MVFR with winds from 140° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Port Clarence Coast Guard Station in Port Clarence, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PFKT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (PAPC) is a regional airport serving Port Clarence, AK at a field elevation of 10 ft. PAPC has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PFKT, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 4,497 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PAOT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PFKT, 10.9 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 2,000 ft, temperature 4°C (40°F), altimeter 29.81 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,000 ft.
METAR PFKT 281156Z AUTO 14010KT 10SM -RA OVC020 04/03 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP093 P0000 60011 70019 T00440033 10050 20033 56022
Current pilot readout for PAPC
Based on the nearest station (PFKT), PAPC is currently MVFR with winds from 140° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately -1,100 ft (field elevation 10 ft). PAPC does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAOT, about 143 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 4,497 ft | ASPH | 8 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 34 | 4,497 ft | ASPH | 8 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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PAPC 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 16/344,497 × 120 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAPCWind
- 16
- 8 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 8 kt tailwind · 6 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.
PAPC 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 PAPC
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 57%
- 34
- 43%
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Live crosswind meter
PAPC has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PFKT, 11 nm away.
Wind is 40° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- PAPC
- IATA
- KPC
- FAA LID
- KPC
- City
- Port Clarence
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 10 ft
- Coordinates
- 65.2537, -166.8590
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,497 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PFKT
- TAF
- Nearest PAOT
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Next sunset
- 14h 37m
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Pilot PIREPs for Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (PAPC)
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