Kotlik Airport (PFKO) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 1:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, PFKO is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 18 knots gusting 26, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,300 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Kotlik Airport in Kotlik, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Kotlik Airport (PFKO) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kotlik, AK at a field elevation of 14 ft. PFKO reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 4,400 ft.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 18 kt, gusting 26 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 3,300 ft, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,300 ft.
METAR PFKO 280956Z AUTO 16018G26KT 10SM OVC033 05/02 A2996 RMK AO2 PK WND 16027/0945 SLP145 T00500022 $
What changed at PFKO?
Since the 0956Z (1:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
- Ceiling moved from 3,300 ft to 4,300 ft.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 29.96 → 29.93 inHg.
Current pilot readout for PFKO
PFKO is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 18 knots gusting 26, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,300 ft ceiling. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (20). Density altitude is approximately -1,250 ft (field elevation 14 ft). PFKO does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAUN, about 90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20FAV | 4,400 ft | GRVL | 11 kt head | 14 kt left (g20) |
| 02 | 4,400 ft | GRVL | 11 kt tail | 14 kt right (g20) |
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PFKO 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 02/204,400 × 100 ft · GRVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at PFKOWind
- 02
- 11 kt tailwind · 14 kt crosswind from right
- 20
- 11 kt headwind · 14 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 19→19 kt, ceiling 2,800 ft → 4,300 ft.
PFKO 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 PFKO
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PFKO reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 39 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 36 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,100 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 20
- 70%
- 02
- 30%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PFKO's own weather station.
Wind is 52° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.
Gravel · 4,400 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 02/20 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
- PFKO
- IATA
- KOT
- FAA LID
- 2A9
- City
- Kotlik
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 14 ft
- Coordinates
- 63.0306, -163.5330
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PAUN
- Time zone
- America/Nome
- Next sunset
- 15h 59m
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Pilot PIREPs for Kotlik Airport (PFKO)
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