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Elim Airport (PFEL) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 9:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, PFEL is currently MVFR with winds from 160° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,000 ft ceiling.

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

Elim Airport (PFEL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Elim, AK at a field elevation of 161 ft. PFEL reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 3,401 ft.

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MVFR
Observed 1756Z (9:56 AM AKDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
160° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
2,000 ft
Altimeter
29.73"
Temp / Dew
38°F / 3°C
feels like 32°F

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 2,000 ft, temperature 3°C (38°F), altimeter 29.73 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR PFEL 281756Z AUTO 16007KT 130V190 10SM -RA OVC020 03/02 A2973 RMK AO2 SLP070 P0002 60002 T00330022 10039 20033 58045 $

What changed at PFEL?

Since the 1709Z (9:09 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 29.77 → 29.73 inHg.

Current pilot readout for PFEL

PFEL is currently MVFR with winds from 160° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately -950 ft (field elevation 161 ft). PFEL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAUN, about 58 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
19FAV5 kt head5 kt left
015 kt tail5 kt right

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PFEL 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.

  • Runway 01/19
    3,401 × 60 ft · GRVL-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at PFEL
    Wind
    01
    5 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    19
    5 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView 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.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0122318Z07Z17Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 11→7 kt, ceiling 2,000 ft → 2,000 ft.

PFEL 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 PFEL

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

PIREP1742Z (9:42 AM AKDT) · 37 NM SW of PFEL · 10,000 ft MSL · C208
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OME UA /OV OME100060/TM 1742/FL100/TP C208/WV 170060-170070/IC NEG/RM ZAN
OME UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OME100060Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1742Reported at 17:42 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
WV 170060-170070Wind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZANRemarks.
PIREP1737Z (9:37 AM AKDT) · 0 NM NE of PFEL · during climb · C208
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ELI UA /OV ELI/TM 1737/FL020/TP C208/SK OVC020/RM DURC ZAN
ELI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ELILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1737Reported at 17:37 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURC ZANRemarks.
PIREP1705Z (9:05 AM AKDT) · 77 NM W of PFEL · during climb · C208
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OME UA /OV OME/TM 1705/FL012/TP C208/SK OVC012 EAST OVC010 WEST/TB NEG/RM DURC 10 DURD RNAV M10 IMPACT SN /ZAN
OME UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OMELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1705Reported at 17:05 UTC.
FL012Altitude: 1,200 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC012 EAST OVC010 WESTSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM DURC 10 DURD RNAV M10 IMP…Remarks.
PIREP1619Z (8:19 AM AKDT) · 77 NM W of PFEL · during climb · C208
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OME UA /OV OME/TM 1619/FL015/TP C208/SK OVC015/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC ZAN
OME UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OMELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1619Reported at 16:19 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC015Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURC ZANRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at PFEL

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, PFEL reported mostly marginal VFR across 29 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,800 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 21%MVFR 79%
Wind avg/max: 11/16 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,800 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 13%MVFR 68%IFR 11%LIFR 9%
Wind avg/max: 12/32 kt
Max gust: 43 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 39

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.

19
52%
01
48%

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Live PFEL Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by PFEL's own weather station.

N19017 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
5 kt

Wind is 49° off runway 19, the end with the most headwind right now.

Gravel · 3,401 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Elim Airport (PFEL) with runway 01/19 marked
N ↑

Runway 01/19 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
PFEL
IATA
ELI
FAA LID
ELI
City
Elim
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Elevation
161 ft
Coordinates
64.6147, -162.2720
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,401 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest PAUN
Time zone
America/Nome
Sunset in
8h 10m

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Pilot PIREPs for Elim Airport (PFEL)

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 Elim Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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