Kivalina Airport (PAVL) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 12:53 AM AKDT, Oct 28, PAVL is currently MVFR with winds from 160° at 15 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 2,000 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Kivalina Airport in Kivalina, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Kivalina Airport (PAVL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kivalina, AK at a field elevation of 18 ft. PAVL reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 3,000 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 135.8.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 15 kt, visibility 6 statute miles, a few clouds at 1,500 ft, broken clouds at 2,000 ft, overcast at 3,200 ft, temperature 3°C (38°F), altimeter 29.90 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,000 ft.
METAR PAVL 280853Z AUTO 16015KT 6SM -RA BR FEW015 BKN020 OVC032 03/03 A2990 RMK AO2 RAB10 SLP124 P0000 60000 T00330028 400391022 58006 TSNO $
What changed at PAVL?
Since the 0753Z (11:53 PM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
- Ceiling dropped from 6,000 ft to 2,000 ft.
- Rain began (-RA).
- Mist began (BR).
Current pilot readout for PAVL
PAVL is currently MVFR with winds from 160° at 15 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 2,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (12). Density altitude is approximately -1,350 ft (field elevation 18 ft). PAVL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAOT, about 68 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12FAV | 3,000 ft | GVL | 14 kt head | 6 kt right |
| 30 | 3,000 ft | GVL | 14 kt tail | 6 kt left |
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PAVL 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 12/303,000 × 60 ft · GVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at PAVLWind
- 12
- 14 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 14 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 24 h: wind 9→15 kt, ceiling 500 ft → 2,000 ft.
PAVL 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 PAVL
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PAVL reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 37 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 37 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 12
- 54%
- 30
- 46%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PAVL's own weather station.
Wind is 23° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.
GVL · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 12/30 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
- PAVL
- IATA
- KVL
- FAA LID
- KVL
- City
- Kivalina
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 18 ft
- Coordinates
- 67.7346, -164.5599
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PAOT
- AWOS/ASOS
- 135.8 MHz
- CTAF
- 122.8 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Next sunset
- 17h 22m
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Pilot PIREPs for Kivalina Airport (PAVL)
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