Point Hope Airport (PAPO) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 9:56 PM AKDT, Oct 27, PAPO is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 27 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Point Hope Airport in Point Hope, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Point Hope Airport (PAPO) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Point Hope, AK at a field elevation of 21 ft. PAPO reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 4,000 ft.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 27 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, a few clouds at 3,600 ft, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 29.81 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR PAPO 280556Z AUTO 16027KT 7SM FEW036 04/02 A2981 RMK AO2 PK WND 17032/0507 SLP094 T00390022 10044 20039 50003
Current pilot readout for PAPO
PAPO is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 27 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (21). Density altitude is approximately -1,150 ft (field elevation 21 ft). PAPO does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAOT, about 130 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21FAV | 4,000 ft | ASPH-F | 15 kt head | 22 kt left |
| 03 | 4,000 ft | ASPH-F | 15 kt tail | 22 kt right |
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PAPO 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 03/214,000 × 75 ft · ASPH-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAPOWind
- 03
- 15 kt tailwind · 22 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 15 kt headwind · 22 kt crosswind from left
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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 19 h: wind 25→27 kt, ceiling 800 ft → unlimited.
PAPO 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 PAPO
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PAPO reported mostly IFR across 26 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 41 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 21
- 51%
- 03
- 49%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PAPO's own weather station.
Wind is 56° off runway 21, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 4,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 03/21 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
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PAPO
- IATA
- PHO
- FAA LID
- PHO
- City
- Point Hope
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 21 ft
- Coordinates
- 68.3488, -166.7990
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PAOT
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Next sunset
- 16h 25m
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Pilot PIREPs for Point Hope Airport (PAPO)
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