Russian Mission Airport (PARS) Aviation Weather, METAR, TAF & ATIS Alerts
Live aviation weather for Russian Mission Airport in Russian Mission, AK, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter, runway crosswinds, and Telegram airport alerts.
Russian Mission Airport (PARS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Russian Mission, AK at 51 ft. PARS reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. Its 4 runways (17, 18W, 35, 36W), longest 3,600 ft, are checked against the current wind in the crosswind table below. Track PARS in the ATIS Alerts Telegram bot to get a message when a new METAR changes the picture: flight category, wind, or ceiling past your selected minimums.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 2,400 ft, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,400 ft.
METAR PARS 130856Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC024 08/08 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP233 T00830078 401000044 51003 $
What changed at PARS?
Since the 0756Z (11:56 PM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0756Z report, conditions are holding steady.
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Current pilot readout for PARS
PARS is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,400 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -1,100 ft (field elevation 51 ft). PARS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PABE, about 62 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Use this section to quickly compare current wind alignment across available runways at PARS. This is intended as a planning aid only and should not replace official performance calculations or pilot judgment.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 3,600 ft | GRAVEL-G | - | - |
| 18W | 3,000 ft | WATER | - | - |
| 35 | 3,600 ft | GRAVEL-G | - | - |
| 36W | 3,000 ft | WATER | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling 3,200 ft → 2,400 ft.
PARS weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Live weather radar around Russian Mission Airport in Russian Mission, AK: the NOAA/NWS NEXRAD composite updates about every five minutes, with NOAA lightning strike density overlaid. The loop plays the past 50 minutes, then continues into a future-radar forecast (+1 to +4 hours, NOAA HRRR model) so you can see where precipitation around PARS is headed.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
Forecast frames (amber label) are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Lightning strike density appears as a blue-white glow when strikes are detected in view. Radar and lightning coverage are limited in parts of Alaska, Hawaii, and offshore areas. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of PARS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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KSM UA /OV KSM/TM 0355/FL020/TP C130/SK OVC020-TOPUNKN/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC TO ANC /ZAN/
KSM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KSMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0355Reported at 03:55 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP C130Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC020-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM DURC TO ANC /ZAN/Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at PARS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PARS reported mostly marginal VFR across 28 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 900 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
- 17
- 80%
- 35
- 11%
- 18W/36W
- 9%
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Airport facts
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PARS
- IATA
- RSH
- FAA LID
- RSH
- City
- Russian Mission
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 51 ft
- Coordinates
- 61.7751, -161.3195
- Runways
- 4
- Longest runway
- 3,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PABE
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Next sunset
- 20h 16m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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PARS weather: frequently asked
What runways are available at PARS?+
PARS has 4 runways: 17, 18W, 35, 36W; the longest is 3,600 ft. This page computes the live crosswind for each runway end from the current wind.
Does PARS report its own weather?+
Yes. Russian Mission Airport has its own weather station and publishes METAR observations, which this page decodes live.
Does PARS have a TAF?+
No. PARS does not publish its own TAF. The nearest TAF station is PABE, about 62 nm away.
Does PARS broadcast D-ATIS?+
No. PARS does not broadcast D-ATIS. Alerts for PARS from the ATIS Alerts bot (@atisalerts_bot) are based on its METAR instead.
Pilot PIREPs for Russian Mission Airport (PARS)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Russian Mission Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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