Tok Junction Airport (PFTO) Aviation Weather, METAR, TAF & ATIS Alerts
Live aviation weather for Tok Junction Airport in Tok, AK, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter, runway crosswinds, and Telegram airport alerts.
Tok Junction Airport (PFTO) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Tok, AK at 1,639 ft. PFTO reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. Its 2 runways (07, 25), longest 2,509 ft, are checked against the current wind in the crosswind table below. Track PFTO in the ATIS Alerts Telegram bot to get a message when a new METAR changes the picture: flight category, wind, or ceiling past your selected minimums.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 3,800 ft, temperature 6°C (42°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,800 ft.
METAR PFTO 130656Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC038 06/03 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP712 T00560033
What changed at PFTO?
Since the 0556Z (9:56 PM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0556Z report, conditions are holding steady.
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Current pilot readout for PFTO
PFTO is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,800 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 650 ft (field elevation 1,639 ft). PFTO does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAOR, about 36 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Use this section to quickly compare current wind alignment across available runways at PFTO. This is intended as a planning aid only and should not replace official performance calculations or pilot judgment.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | 2,509 ft | ASPH-P | - | - |
| 25 | 2,509 ft | ASPH-P | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 3,800 ft.
PFTO weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Live weather radar around Tok Junction Airport in Tok, AK: the NOAA/NWS NEXRAD composite updates about every five minutes, with NOAA lightning strike density overlaid. The loop plays the past 50 minutes, then continues into a future-radar forecast (+1 to +4 hours, NOAA HRRR model) so you can see where precipitation around PFTO is headed.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
Forecast frames (amber label) are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Lightning strike density appears as a blue-white glow when strikes are detected in view. Radar and lightning coverage are limited in parts of Alaska, Hawaii, and offshore areas. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at PFTO
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PFTO reported mostly VFR across 40 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,100 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
- 25
- 63%
- 07
- 37%
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Airport facts
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- PFTO
- IATA
- TKJ
- FAA LID
- 6K8
- City
- Tok
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,639 ft
- Coordinates
- 63.3295, -142.9540
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,509 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PAOR
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 20h 51m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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1 airport50–100 NM
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PFTO weather: frequently asked
What runways are available at PFTO?+
PFTO has 2 runways: 07, 25; the longest is 2,509 ft. This page computes the live crosswind for each runway end from the current wind.
Does PFTO report its own weather?+
Yes. Tok Junction Airport has its own weather station and publishes METAR observations, which this page decodes live.
Does PFTO have a TAF?+
No. PFTO does not publish its own TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAOR, about 36 nm away.
Does PFTO broadcast D-ATIS?+
No. PFTO does not broadcast D-ATIS. Alerts for PFTO from the ATIS Alerts bot (@atisalerts_bot) are based on its METAR instead.
Pilot PIREPs for Tok Junction Airport (PFTO)
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