PAED/EDF METAR & TAF Elmendorf Air Force Base
Anchorage, AlaskaElevation 212 ftMedium airport
CURRENT STATUS
VFR40 min old
Ceiling 3,500 ft, visibility 10 SM, rain.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
VFR
ceiling & visibility
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
3,500 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
DENSITY ALT
-1,245 ft
-1,457 ft vs field
CURRENT METAR
Decoded observation
PAED is currently VFR. Winds are calm. Visibility is 10 statute miles. The ceiling is 3,500 feet AGL. Reported weather: light rain.
WIND
Calm
No steady wind.
VISIBILITY
10 statute miles
16.1 km, good.
CEILING & SKY
Ceiling 3,500 ft
Lowest broken or overcast layer.
TEMP / DEWPOINT
4°C / 3°C
39°F / 37°F. 1°C spread.
ALTIMETER
30.12 inHg
1020 hPa, above standard.
WEATHER & HAZARDS
RA
Rain reported.
REMARKS: DECODED
AO2A
automated station with observer augmentation
SLP197
sea-level pressure 1019.7 hPa
P0001
0.01 inches of precipitation in the last hour
T00440029
precise temperature 4.4°C, dew point 2.9°C
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station needs maintenance
TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST
TAF timeline
PAED forecast starts VFR at 21Z. Worst period is 13Z to 14Z with MVFR possible (ICE, TURB). Best period is 21Z to 05Z (VFR). Conditions are roughly steady over the period.
- Maximum temperature 5°C expected at 2000Z on day 26.
- Minimum temperature 2°C expected at 0800Z on day 26.
2100Z1:00 PM0300Z7:00 PM0900Z1:00 AM1500Z7:00 AM2100Z1:00 PM0300Z7:00 PM
FAA: no delays reported at EDF.
Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.
SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE
Suggested risk level: Low
›No significant weather concerns in the current report.
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 VFR, wind calm, visibility 10 SM, ceiling 3,500 ft. Forecast suggests this afternoon chance rain showers, high near 42F, low near 37F, 59% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.
| Day | Conditions | Temp F | Wind | Gusts | Precip | Pilot note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This Afternoon | Chance Rain Showers | 42/37 | S 4 kt | – | 59% | |
| Monday | Chance Light Rain then Partly Sunny | 47/33 | S 13 kt | 22 kt | 27% | |
| Tuesday | Mostly Sunny | 40/33 | N 4 kt | – | 4% | |
| Wednesday | Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain | 42/35 | 0 kt | – | 30% | |
| Thursday | Slight Chance Rain And Snow | 43/36 | E 4 kt | – | 65% | |
| Friday | Light Rain Likely | 45/35 | SE 9 kt | – | 65% | |
| Saturday | Chance Rain And Snow | 42/31 | SE 4 kt | – | 32% |
Source: National Weather Service (office AER). Forecast issued 2234Z.
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2 runways · crosswind ranking
WIND USED
Wind calm or variable
Crosswind ranking is unavailable until the wind has a steady direction.
Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.
RUNWAYS
Runway detail & declared distances
16/34
RWY 16180°T
REILYes
VGSIPAPI (P4L)
Traffic patternLeft
RWY 34360°T
VGSIPAPI (P4L)
Traffic patternRight
06/24
RWY 0680°T
ILSILS
Approach lightsALSF1
VGSIPAPI (P4L)
Traffic patternLeft
RWY 24260°T
VGSIPAPI (P4L)
Traffic patternRight
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
-1,245 ft
Pressure altitude
12 ft
Field elevation
212 ft MSL
Temperature
4°C (39°F)
Dewpoint
3°C (37°F)
Altimeter
30.12 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
0217Z 6:17 PM
Sunrise
1710Z 9:10 AM
Loggable night
0302Z (7:02 PM local) → 1624Z (8:24 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0217Z (6:17 PM local) → 1710Z (9:10 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0317Z (7:17 PM local) → 1610Z (8:10 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
Elmendorf Air Force Base is in Anchorage, Alaska. Field elevation 212 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.
OPERATIONS & CONTACT
OwnershipAir Force owned
UsePrivate use
TypeMedium airport
ManagerAIRFIELD MGR
Manager phone907-552-2107
AttendedContinuous (24 hours)
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAPAED / EDF
SectionalANCHORAGE
Center (ARTCC)ANCHORAGE
Flight service (AFSS)KENAI
RegionAlaska
CountryUnited States
Coordinates61.2517, -149.8071
Distance from city3 NM NE
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerTowered
BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)
FREQUENCIES
Communications
118.6
ANCHORAGE APP/DEP
A/D
134.1
DENALI
ACP
124.3
ATIS
ATIS
123.1
RESCUE COORD CNTR
EMR
121.8
GND
GND
38.1
OPS
OPS
34.66
PMSV METRO
PMSV
37.22
PTD
PTD
32.71
SFA
SFA
127.2
TWR
TWR
Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY
PAED traffic patterns
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
12.1
AVG OPS/DAY
19.3
Operations trend (18 days)
Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Aug
FLEET MIX
Unknown 35%Piston single 28%Airliner 18%Turboprop 10%Jet 3%Helicopter 3%Twin 3%
Fleet composition unclear from available data.
TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C17 (Unknown) · ~48 landings/mo
›C30J (Airliner) · ~36 landings/mo
›RV7 (Piston single) · ~23 landings/mo
›C172 (Piston single) · ~19 landings/mo
›UNKN (Unknown) · ~17 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly large aircraft.
›C30J (Airliner)
›C172 (Piston single)
›BE20 (Turboprop)
›H60 (Helicopter)
›B190 (Turboprop)
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
AIRPORT REMARKS
Operational remarks
›BAK-12B (1488 FT) (5994 FT)
›H24 WX - D317-552-4903/4397/C907-552-4903/4397.
›ELBOW END OF RWY & TWY R RSTRD TO FIGHTERS ONLY WHEN FIGHTERS STAGED ON ELBOW END OF RWY.
›ARFF FAA INDEX D/ CAT 8/10.
›CTN: 3/4 IN CNTRLN SFC DEPRESSION 19 FT LONG 487 FT FM RWY 24 END. 180 DEG TURNS BTN TWY D & RWY INTXN NA.
›CLSD INDEFLY.
›PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEGS EITHER SIDE OF CNTRLN.
›PAPI UNUSBL BYD 7 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
›TPA: OVHD 1700 FT MSL, CONVENTIONAL 1200 FT MSL, HEL/LGT 800 FT MSL.
›BAK-12B (1770 FT) (7366 FT) (9420 FT)
›BAK-12B (1498 FT) (6004 FT)
›BAK-12B (8218 FT) (2622 FT) (568 FT)
›THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
›CTN: RIDGE EXTDG FM 260-020 DEG 1-2 MI FM TWR PREVENTS FOG OBS OVR KNIK ARM. VIS MAY DROP RAPIDLY AS FOG POURS OVR RIDGE.
›UNA TO MEET R2203 DEP RSTRNS ADVISE ATC PRIOR; CSDR RWY 24 DEP. SEE ATC NOTES IN GIANT RPRT.
›MNTN IDLE PWR ON OUTBOARD ENG DURG TAX.
›HOLD SHORT LINE SIGNS NA ON INTERSECTING RWYS.
›HGR SPACE & WARM STORAGE LMTD OCT-MAY.
›FQT ACT IN R2203; WHEN UNA TO AVOID CTC ATCT.
›SPEC ATC RULES FAR PART 93; SEE REG NOTICES IN SUPPL.
›LMTD WKEND MAINT SVC.
›PREVENTIVE MAINT: TACAN WED & FRI 1600-1700Z; ILS TUE & THU 1500-1700Z; PAR SAT-SUN 1800-2000Z; ASR SAT-SUN 2000-2200.
›JOAP, JOINT OIL ANALYSIS PROGRAM AVBL. LHNIT, LOW & HIGH PRES NITROGEN SVCG AVBL. JOAP & LOW & HIGH PRES NITROGEN SVC DURG DUTY HOURS; AFT HR ON REQ. DE-ICE, TYPE 1 DE-ICE LIFTOFF P-88; TYPE 4 ANTI-ICE CLARIANT SAFEWING MP-LAUNCH.
›CHANGE JET ACFT STARTING UNITS (JASU) TO, (A/M32A-86), MC-1A), (MC-2A), (AM32A-60A). (AM32-95)150 +/-5 LBS/MIN (2055 +/-68CFM) AT 51 +/-02 PSIA. LASS 150 +/-5 LBS/MIN @ 49 +/-2 PSIA.
›OIL: O-123, O-128, O-133, O-148, O-156, JOAP.
›FLUID: PRESAIR & NITROGEN-LHNIT.
›QUIET HR 0630-1400Z WKDAY; 0630-1600Z WKEND & HOL; AMC ACFT EXEMPT.
›IFF SVC AVBL.
›NVD OPS RWY 06/24 MON-FRI 0400-1000Z++.
›CTN: IFR OPS BTW 1500-2000 MSL FM BGQ 092/10 INTO R2203-EDF 320/07 INVOF BIG LAKE, PALMER, BIRCHWOOD, GOOSEBAY & WASILLA AK; MON-SAT 0300-0800Z++ & TUES & THU 1800-2200Z++.
›DV SPOTS 1 & 3 LMTD TO WINGSPANS 136 FT OR LESS.
›CTN: UNLGT TRRN 0 FT AGL/341 FT MSL 1909 FT PRIOR TO THR 1914 FT R OF COURSE.
›TWY N2 & N5 CLSD.
›AIRFIELD MGMT COMSEC STORAGE NA; COMSEC STORAGE - COMMAND POST D317-552-3000.
›CUST & AG INSP RQR TO CTC BASE OPS AT LEAST 90 MIN PRIOR TO ARR.
›DURG VMC DEP/MISSED APCHS/GO AROUNDS; ACFT SHALL MNTN AT OR BLW 1200 FT MLS UNTIL DEP END OF RWY 06.
›ALL TSNT PPR - AMGR C907-552-2107/D552-2107.
›SUBMIT PPR FORM IN THE PAED GIANT REPORT STIF TO BASEOPS3@US.AF.MIL NO EARLIER THAN 30 DAYS & NO LATER THAN 48 HR PRIOR TO ARR. PPR ISSUED NO EARLIER THAN 7 DAYS PRIOR TO ARR.
›NORMAL BARRIER CONFIGURATION DURG FTR FLY WINDOW LEAVES 5675 FT BTW CABLES ON RWY 06/24, OUTSIDE OF FTR FLY WINDOWS THERE IS 7658 FT BTW CABLES.
›ACFT REQ CABLES DE-RIGGED CTC BASE OPS 24 HR PRIOR TO ARR OR REQ PRIOR TO PPR ISSUED.
›AMC ASGND MSN ACFT EXP MAINT SVC BY 732 AMS.
›LCL SORTIES OR DEPLOYING TO OR OUT OF ELMENDORF AFB MUST HAVE MAINT PSNL REQ TO CMPLT OPS; INCLG DE-ICE PSNL DURG COLD WX. DEPLOYED ACFT TRANS ALERT SUPPORT NA BYD INITIAL BLOCK IN.
›EXC ELMENDORF MAJCOM EXER, DEPLOYED OR STAGED UNITS CTC 3 WG SKED D317-552-2406 OR C907-552-2406 ASAP FOR LCL AREA BRIEFING, MAINT SPONSORSHIP & VISITING UNIT SMTN REQ FORM FOR 3 OG/CC APVL PRIOR TO LCL OPS.
›TRAN ALERT SVC LMTD TO POL SVC, INTAKE, MAGNETIC CHIP DETECTOR & EOR INSP.
›FTR ARR EXP RDCD SEPN; SAME TYPE ACFT & DALGT 3000 FT; DISSIMILAR ACFT &/OR NGT 6000 FT; AHD/BHND FRMN LDG 6000 FT.
›NON-AMC RQRG 732 AMS MAINT SVC EXP PSBL DELAY.
›RCR/RSC & FLD RCR - ATCT. RWY COND CODE & FICON NOT RPTD.
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does PAED have a METAR?
Yes. PAED has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.
Does PAED have a TAF?
Yes, a TAF is issued for PAED; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.
What is the field elevation at PAED?
PAED sits at 212 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for PAED?
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.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.