PADE/DRG METAR Deering Airport

Deering, AlaskaElevation 21 ftMedium airport

CURRENT STATUS

MVFR24 min old

Ceiling 3,300 ft, visibility 4 SM, mist.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

MVFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

060@4

steady

VISIBILITY

4 SM

6.4 km

CEILING

3,300 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

-1,946 ft

-1,967 ft vs field

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

High Surf AdvisoryMinor · Expected · Likely

26 2138Z to 28 1200Z

Baldwin Peninsula; Northern Seward Peninsula

* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 2 to 4 feet above the normal high tide line. Water levels are expected to peak Tuesday evening. * WHERE...Baldwin Peninsula and Northern Seward Peninsula Coast. * WHEN...Until 4 AM AKDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Localized beach erosion may occur. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind gusts will peak around 45 to 55 mph out of the south/southeast.

Precautions should be taken to protect property.

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0523Z (9:23 PM local) · 24 min old

PADE is currently MVFR. Winds are from the northeast at 4 knots. Visibility is 4 statute miles. The ceiling is 3,300 feet AGL. Reported weather: mist. The main issue is mist reported.

WIND

60° at 4 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

4 statute miles

6.4 km, reduced (MVFR).

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 3,300 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

0°C / -1°C

32°F / 30°F. 1°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.11 inHg

1019.6 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

BR, LOW VIS

Mist reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO BR SCT OVC RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

T00001006

precise temperature 0.0°C, dew point -0.6°C

TSNO

thunderstorm/lightning sensor not operating

station needs maintenance

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Moderate

›Conditions are MVFR.

›Mist reported.

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category MVFR, wind from 60° at 4 kt, visibility 4 SM, ceiling 3,300 ft. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 34F, 12% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov

Wednesday: winds up to 30 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Mostly Cloudy	34	SE 13 kt	22 kt	12%
Tuesday	Chance Light Rain	42/35	S 22 kt	–	48%
Wednesday	Rain And Snow	40/30	SE 17 kt	30 kt	78%	Strong winds in the forecast
Thursday	Chance Rain And Snow	37/31	SE 22 kt	–	65%
Friday	Chance Rain And Snow	38/30	SE 13 kt	–	54%
Saturday	Chance Rain And Snow	36/27	NW 13 kt	–	49%
Sunday	Slight Chance Light Snow	33/23	W 13 kt	–	19%
Monday	Slight Chance Light Snow	32	E 13 kt	–	16%

Source: National Weather Service (office AFG). Forecast issued 0547Z.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

2 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

060° at 4 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 034 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

4 kt

CROSS

1 kt R

BEST

HEAD

2 kt

CROSS

4 kt L

HEAD

2 kt tail

CROSS

4 kt R

HEAD

4 kt tail

CROSS

1 kt L

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 3,320 ft

12/30

Dimensions

2,660 x 75 ft

Surface

Gravel (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 12126°T

RWY 30306°T

03/21

Dimensions

3,320 x 75 ft

Surface

Gravel (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0338°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4R)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 21218°T

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

-1,946 ft

Pressure altitude

-169 ft

Field elevation

21 ft MSL

Temperature

0°C (32°F)

Dewpoint

-1°C (30°F)

Altimeter

30.11 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0243Z 6:43 PM

Sunrise

1828Z 10:28 AM

Loggable night

0338Z (7:38 PM local) → 1732Z (9:32 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0243Z (6:43 PM local) → 1828Z (10:28 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0343Z (7:43 PM local) → 1728Z (9:28 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Deering Airport is in Deering, Alaska. Field elevation 21 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeMedium airport

Airline serviceYes

ManagerALVIN WERNEKE

Manager phone907-442-3147

AttendedUNATNDD

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAPADE / DRG

SectionalNOME

Center (ARTCC)ANCHORAGE

Flight service (AFSS)KOTZEBUE

RegionAlaska

CountryUnited States

Coordinates66.0689, -162.7669

Distance from city2 NM SW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSee remarks · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.900

FREQUENCIES

Communications

119.2

ANCHORAGE CNTR

A/D

135.5

ASOS

122.9

CTAF

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

PADE traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-25, 68 days observed · data 2026-10-25

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

3.3

AVG OPS/DAY

3.8

Operations trend (16 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Turboprop 90%Piston single 6%Unknown 4%

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C208 (Turboprop) · ~46 landings/mo

›C212 (Unknown) · ~2 landings/mo

›C207 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›C408 (Turboprop) · ~1 landings/mo

›P32R (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly turboprop aircraft.

›C208 (Turboprop)

›C212 (Unknown)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

PABL Buckland Airport

40 NM E

MVFR

PAOT Ralph Wien Memorial Airport

49 NM N

LIFR

PFNO Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport

61 NM NE

IFR

PASK Selawik Airport

74 NM NE

IFR

PAIK Bob Baker Memorial Airport

78 NM NE

IFR

PAKK Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport

79 NM SE

LIFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›ACTVT ROTG BCN - CTAF.

›NORTHWEST ARCTIC BOROUGH

›RY COND NOT MONITORED; RCMD VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LNDG.

›RY 12/30 NSTD MKGS; MKD WITH LIGHTS AND PLASTIC MARKERS.

›RY 03/21 NSTD MKGS; MKD WITH LIGHTS AND PLASTIC MARKERS.

›RWY 03/21 PLOWED IN WINTER.

›WINDSOCK MISSING AT RWY 12.

›ACTVT MIRL RYS 03/21 & 12/30; REIL RY 03 & PAPI RY 03 - CTAF.

›MIGRATORY BIRDS AS WELL AS MUSK OXEN AND OTHER LARGE ANIMALS ON AND IN THE VCNTY OF RYS.

›WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV

›COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -39C.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗PADE on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does PADE have a METAR?

Yes. PADE has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does PADE have a TAF?

When PADE issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at PADE?

PADE sits at 21 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for PADE?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

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