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Kwethluk Airport (PFKW) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 10:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, PFKW is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 21 knots gusting 28, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 4,500 ft ceiling.

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

Kwethluk Airport (PFKW) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kwethluk, AK at a field elevation of 25 ft. PFKW reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,199 ft.

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VFR
Observed 1856Z (10:56 AM AKDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
150° 21 kt
gusting 28 kt
Visibility
9 sm
Ceiling
4,500 ft
Altimeter
29.71"
Temp / Dew
43°F / 6°C
feels like 34°F

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 21 kt, gusting 28 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, overcast at 4,500 ft, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 29.71 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR PFKW 281856Z AUTO 15021G28KT 9SM -RA OVC045 06/04 A2971 RMK AO2 PK WND 15028/1850 SLP059 P0001 T00610044 $

Current pilot readout for PFKW

PFKW is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 21 knots gusting 28, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 4,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately -800 ft (field elevation 25 ft). PFKW does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PABE, about 12 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
18FAV15 kt head15 kt left (g20)
3615 kt tail15 kt right (g20)

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PFKW 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 18/36
    3,199 × 75 ft · GRVL-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at PFKW
    Wind
    18
    15 kt headwind · 15 kt crosswind from left
    36
    15 kt tailwind · 15 kt crosswind from right
    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.

PFKW 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 PFKW

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

URGENT1905Z (11:05 AM AKDT) · 11 NM W of PFKW · during descent · C208
low-level wind shear
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BET UUA /OV BET/TM 1905/FL005/TP C208/SK OVC040/WX 7/RM LLWS +/-15 KT 005 DURD RWY19R
BET UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).
OV BETLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1905Reported at 19:05 UTC.
FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 7Weather and flight visibility observed.
RM LLWS +/-15 KT 005 DURD RW…Remarks.
PIREP1855Z (10:55 AM AKDT) · 11 NM W of PFKW · during descent · C208
light turbulence
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BET UA /OV BET/TM 1855/FL000/TP C208/SK OVC018/TB LGT/IC NEG/RM DURD
BET UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BETLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1855Reported at 18:55 UTC.
FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC018Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1818Z (10:18 AM AKDT) · 79 NM SW of PFKW · 30,000 ft MSL · B77L
light chop turbulence
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BET UA /OV BET224069/TM 1818/FL300/TP B77L/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZAN
BET UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BET224069Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1818Reported at 18:18 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP B77LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZANRemarks.
PIREP1730Z (9:30 AM AKDT) · 30 NM W of PFKW · 4,000 ft MSL · C208
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16A UA /OV 16A /TM 1730 /FL040 /TP C208 /WX RASN /TA 00 /TB NEG /IC NEG /RM AKFSS
16A UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 16ALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1730Reported at 17:30 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
WX RASNWeather and flight visibility observed.
TA 00Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM AKFSSRemarks.
PIREP1649Z (8:49 AM AKDT) · 11 NM W of PFKW · during descent · E75L
light chop turbulencelight mix 060 icing
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BET UA /OV BET/TM 1649/FL000/TP E75L/SK OVC030/TA M15/TB LGT CHOP/IC LGT MIX 060/RM DURD
BET UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BETLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1649Reported at 16:49 UTC.
FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M15Outside air temperature, °C.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
IC LGT MIX 060Icing: light mix 060.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1510Z (7:10 AM AKDT) · 11 NM W of PFKW · during descent · MD80
trace mix icing
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BET UA /OV BET/TM 1510/FL000/TP MD80/SK OVC040/TA M4/IC TRACE MIX/RM DURD
BET UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BETLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1510Reported at 15:10 UTC.
FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.
TP MD80Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M4Outside air temperature, °C.
IC TRACE MIXIcing: trace mix.
RM DURDRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at PFKW

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 57%MVFR 36%IFR 2%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 13/34 kt
Max gust: 45 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 28

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

18
70%
36
30%

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Live PFKW Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by PFKW's own weather station.

N183621 kt
Headwind
15 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
15 kt
Headwind in gusts
19 kt
Crosswind in gusts
20 kt

Wind is 46° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

Gravel · 3,199 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Kwethluk Airport (PFKW) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 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
PFKW
IATA
KWT
FAA LID
KWT
City
Kwethluk
State
Alaska
Country
United States
Elevation
25 ft
Coordinates
60.7903, -161.4440
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,199 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest PABE
Time zone
America/Nome
Sunset in
7h 30m

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Pilot PIREPs for Kwethluk Airport (PFKW)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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