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Russian Mission Airport (PARS) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 10:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, PARS is currently MVFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 3,500 ft ceiling.

Live aviation weather for Russian Mission Airport in Russian Mission, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Russian Mission Airport (PARS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Russian Mission, AK at a field elevation of 58 ft. PARS reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 3 physical runways (18/36, 18W, 36W), the longest 3,620 ft.

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MVFR
Observed 1856Z (10:56 AM AKDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
140° 4 kt
Visibility
5 sm
Ceiling
3,500 ft
Altimeter
29.71"
Temp / Dew
39°F / 4°C
feels like 35°F

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 4 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, overcast at 3,500 ft, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 29.71 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 3,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR PARS 281856Z AUTO 14004KT 5SM -RA BR OVC035 04/03 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP064 P0008 T00390033 $

Current pilot readout for PARS

PARS is currently MVFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 3,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately -1,000 ft (field elevation 58 ft). PARS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PABE, about 62 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18FAV3 kt head3 kt left
18W3 kt tail3 kt right
363 kt tail3 kt right
36W3 kt tail3 kt right

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PARS runways

3 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 18/36
    3,620 × 100 ft · GRAVEL-G
    Restricted (NOTAM)
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at PARS
    Wind
    18
    3 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    36
    3 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    2 active equipment NOTAMsView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

PARS weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of PARS

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

URGENT1905Z (11:05 AM AKDT) · 61 NM S of PARS · during descent · C208
low-level wind shear
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BET UUA /OV BET/TM 1905/FL005/TP C208/SK OVC040/WX 7/RM LLWS +/-15 KT 005 DURD RWY19R
BET UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).
OV BETLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1905Reported at 19:05 UTC.
FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 7Weather and flight visibility observed.
RM LLWS +/-15 KT 005 DURD RW…Remarks.
PIREP1855Z (10:55 AM AKDT) · 61 NM S of PARS · during descent · C208
light turbulence
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BET UA /OV BET/TM 1855/FL000/TP C208/SK OVC018/TB LGT/IC NEG/RM DURD
BET UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BETLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1855Reported at 18:55 UTC.
FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC018Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1730Z (9:30 AM AKDT) · 61 NM SW of PARS · 4,000 ft MSL · C208
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16A UA /OV 16A /TM 1730 /FL040 /TP C208 /WX RASN /TA 00 /TB NEG /IC NEG /RM AKFSS
16A UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 16ALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1730Reported at 17:30 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
WX RASNWeather and flight visibility observed.
TA 00Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM AKFSSRemarks.
PIREP1649Z (8:49 AM AKDT) · 61 NM S of PARS · during descent · E75L
light chop turbulencelight mix 060 icing
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BET UA /OV BET/TM 1649/FL000/TP E75L/SK OVC030/TA M15/TB LGT CHOP/IC LGT MIX 060/RM DURD
BET UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BETLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1649Reported at 16:49 UTC.
FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M15Outside air temperature, °C.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
IC LGT MIX 060Icing: light mix 060.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1510Z (7:10 AM AKDT) · 61 NM S of PARS · during descent · MD80
trace mix icing
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BET UA /OV BET/TM 1510/FL000/TP MD80/SK OVC040/TA M4/IC TRACE MIX/RM DURD
BET UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BETLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1510Reported at 15:10 UTC.
FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.
TP MD80Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M4Outside air temperature, °C.
IC TRACE MIXIcing: trace mix.
RM DURDRemarks.

⚠️ 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.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 38%MVFR 51%IFR 9%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 7/22 kt
Max gust: 36 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 1.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 48

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

18
53%
18W/36W
28%
36
19%

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Live PARS Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by PARS's own weather station.

N18364 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 48° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

Gravel · 3,620 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Russian Mission Airport (PARS) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 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
PARS
IATA
RSH
FAA LID
RSH
City
Russian Mission
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Elevation
58 ft
Coordinates
61.7751, -161.3195
Runways
3 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
3,620 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest PABE
Time zone
America/Nome
Sunset in
7h 25m

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Pilot PIREPs for Russian Mission Airport (PARS)

Community-submitted

Community-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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