Allakaket Airport (PFAL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:53 AM AKDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (PABT), PFAL is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 4,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Allakaket Airport in Allakaket, AK, decoded from the nearest reporting station (PABT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Allakaket Airport (PFAL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Allakaket, AK at a field elevation of 441 ft. PFAL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from PABT, about 34 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for PABT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station PABT, 33.8 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 8 statute miles, a few clouds at 500 ft, scattered clouds at 1,600 ft, broken clouds at 4,000 ft, temperature 1°C (34°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,000 ft.
METAR PABT 281153Z 00000KT 8SM BCFG FEW005 SCT016 BKN040 01/01 A3023 RMK AO2 RAE29 SLP249 FGBANK N AND SW-NW 60001 70003 4/013 T00110011 10017 20011 58017 PNO $
Current pilot readout for PFAL
Based on the nearest station (PABT), PFAL is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 4,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -1,500 ft (field elevation 441 ft). PFAL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PABT, about 34 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | 4,000 ft | GRVL-G | - | - |
| 23 | 4,000 ft | GRVL-G | - | - |
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PFAL 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.
- Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 05/234,000 × 100 ft · GRVL-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at PFALWind
- 05
- no steady wind
- 23
- no steady wind
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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.
PFAL 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 PFAL
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 05
- 58%
- 23
- 42%
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Live crosswind meter
PFAL has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from PABT, 34 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 05/23 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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PFAL
- IATA
- AET
- FAA LID
- 6A8
- City
- Allakaket
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 441 ft
- Coordinates
- 66.5518, -152.6220
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station PABT
- TAF
- Nearest PABT
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 13h 36m
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Pilot PIREPs for Allakaket Airport (PFAL)
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