Platinum Airport (PAPM) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 2:56 AM AKDT, Oct 29, PAPM is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 16 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Platinum Airport in Platinum, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Platinum Airport (PAPM) is a regional airport serving Platinum, AK at a field elevation of 18 ft. PAPM 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 5,000 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.375.
Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 16 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 2°C (35°F), altimeter 29.86 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR PAPM 291056Z AUTO 06016KT 9SM CLR 02/01 A2986 RMK AO2 PRESFR SLP113 T00170011 FZRANO TSNO PNO $
What changed at PAPM?
Since the 0956Z (1:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed increased from 3 to 16 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 29.94 → 29.86 inHg.
Current pilot readout for PAPM
PAPM is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 16 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 32. Density altitude is approximately -1,500 ft (field elevation 18 ft). PAPM does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PADL, about 103 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32FAV | 5,000 ft | GVL | 1 kt head | 16 kt right |
| 14 | 5,000 ft | GVL | 1 kt tail | 16 kt left |
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PAPM 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 14/325,000 × 75 ft · GVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAPMWind
- 14
- 1 kt tailwind · 16 kt crosswind from left
- 32
- 1 kt headwind · 16 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 26→16 kt, ceiling 3,500 ft → unlimited.
PAPM 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 PAPM
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PAPM reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 40 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 42 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 14
- 57%
- 32
- 43%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PAPM's own weather station.
Wind is 86° off runway 32, the end with the most headwind right now.
GVL · 5,000 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
- Other services
- Cargo handling
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- PAPM
- IATA
- PTU
- FAA LID
- PTU
- City
- Platinum
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 18 ft
- Coordinates
- 59.0177, -161.8279
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PADL
- AWOS/ASOS
- 118.375 MHz
- CTAF
- 122.8 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 15h 9m
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Pilot PIREPs for Platinum Airport (PAPM)
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