King Cove Airport (PAVC) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 1:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, PAVC is currently MVFR with winds from 110° at 16 knots gusting 29, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 1,600 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for King Cove Airport in King Cove, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
King Cove Airport (PAVC) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around King Cove, AK at a field elevation of 149 ft. PAVC reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 3,500 ft.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 16 kt, gusting 29 kt, visibility 4 statute miles, a few clouds at 800 ft, overcast at 1,600 ft, temperature 9°C (49°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,600 ft.
METAR PAVC 280956Z AUTO 11016G29KT 080V150 4SM -RA BR FEW008 OVC016 09/08 A2999 RMK AO2 PK WND 09029/0949 SLP157 P0016 T00940083
What changed at PAVC?
Since the 0932Z (1:32 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Rain began (-RA).
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.01 → 29.99 inHg.
- Rain ended (RA).
Current pilot readout for PAVC
PAVC is currently MVFR with winds from 110° at 16 knots gusting 29, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 1,600 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (08). Density altitude is approximately -550 ft (field elevation 149 ft). PAVC does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PACD, about 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08FAV | 3,500 ft | GRVL-G | 15 kt head | 6 kt right (g11) |
| 26 | 3,500 ft | GRVL-G | 15 kt tail | 6 kt left (g11) |
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PAVC 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 08/263,500 × 115 ft · GRVL-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAVCWind
- 08
- 15 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 26
- 15 kt tailwind · 6 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 23 h: wind 5→16 kt, ceiling 2,500 ft → 1,600 ft.
PAVC 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 PAVC
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PAVC reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 48 observations, with 14 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 32 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 26
- 78%
- 08
- 22%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PAVC's own weather station.
Wind is 22° off runway 08, the end with the most headwind right now.
Gravel · 3,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 08/26 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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PAVC
- IATA
- KVC
- FAA LID
- KVC
- City
- King Cove
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 149 ft
- Coordinates
- 55.1163, -162.2660
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PACD
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Next sunset
- 17h 9m
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Pilot PIREPs for King Cove Airport (PAVC)
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