Fort Yukon Airport (PFYU) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 3:56 AM AKDT, Oct 28, PFYU is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Fort Yukon Airport in Fort Yukon, AK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Fort Yukon Airport (PFYU) is a regional airport serving Fort Yukon, AK at a field elevation of 447 ft. PFYU reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 5,000 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 125.8.
Wind calm, visibility 8 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -9°C (16°F), altimeter 30.31 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR PFYU 281156Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR M09/M09 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP282 T10891094 11056 21089 58010 FZRANO TSNO $
What changed at PFYU?
Since the 1056Z (2:56 AM AKDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.33 → 30.31 inHg.
Current pilot readout for PFYU
PFYU is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -2,800 ft (field elevation 447 ft). PFYU does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PAFB, about 119 nm away.
PFYU by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
PFYU reported VFR in 88% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 209 flyable days a year. May is the most reliable month and December the least, with IFR or worse 16% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually a mix of low ceilings (under 1,000 ft 5% of hours) and low visibility (under 3 miles 5%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 04 had the best headwind 69% of the time, runway 22 31%, and winds were calm 43% of hours. Winds most often blow from the northeast. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Snow fell on about 59 days a year and freezing rain or drizzle on 1. From December to February PFYU was IFR or worse 14% of the time, against 3% from June to August.
Winds were calm 37% of the time and averaged 3.9 kt overall. April is the windiest month (mean 6 kt) and January the calmest.
Sources: hourly observations 2006 to 2025 and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | 5,000 ft | GRVL-G | - | - |
| 22 | 5,000 ft | GRVL-G | - | - |
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PFYU 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 04/225,000 × 100 ft · GRVL-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at PFYUWind
- 04
- no steady wind
- 22
- no steady wind
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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
PFYU 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 PFYU
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PFYU reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 49 observations, with 16 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 04
- 67%
- 22
- 33%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PFYU's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Gravel · 5,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 04/22 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
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- PFYU
- IATA
- FYU
- FAA LID
- FYU
- City
- Fort Yukon
- State
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 447 ft
- Coordinates
- 66.5717, -145.2500
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PAFB
- AWOS/ASOS
- 125.8 MHz
- CTAF
- 122.5 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Next sunset
- 13h 6m
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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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2 airportsHistorical Flying Weather at PFYU
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, PFYU reported VFR conditions during about 87.6% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 209 VFR flying days a year. May had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 3.9 kt, calm 37.3% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 66.8 | 17.3 | 9.1 | 6.7 |
| Feb | 74.9 | 13.6 | 7.4 | 4.1 |
| Mar | 86.8 | 9.4 | 3.3 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 90.7 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 0.4 |
| May | 96.2 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 95.0 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 89.7 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 88.5 | 7.1 | 3.4 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 84.6 | 8.9 | 4.2 | 2.3 |
| Oct | 67.7 | 15.4 | 9.3 | 7.6 |
| Nov | 67.4 | 16.5 | 9.5 | 6.6 |
| Dec | 65.5 | 18.8 | 9.6 | 6.1 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2.5 kt |
| Feb | 2.7 kt |
| Mar | 4.6 kt |
| Apr | 5.8 kt |
| May | 5.4 kt |
| Jun | 4.5 kt |
| Jul | 3.8 kt |
| Aug | 3.6 kt |
| Sep | 4.0 kt |
| Oct | 3.7 kt |
| Nov | 2.6 kt |
| Dec | 2.6 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
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Pilot PIREPs for Fort Yukon Airport (PFYU)
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