PAEN/ENA METAR & TAF Kenai Municipal Airport

Kenai, AlaskaElevation 99 ftMedium airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR56 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

190@9

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

-1,068 ft

-1,167 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0053Z (4:53 PM local) · 56 min old

PAEN is currently VFR. Winds are from the south at 9 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

190° at 9 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

7°C / 5°C

45°F / 41°F. 2°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.16 inHg

1021.3 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: CLR 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)

SLP216

sea-level pressure 1021.6 hPa

T00720050

precise temperature 7.2°C, dew point 5.0°C

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 2344Z (3:44 PM local) · valid to 0000Z (4:00 PM local)

PAEN forecast starts VFR at 00Z. Worst period is 00Z to 01Z with MVFR possible. Best period is 01Z to 03Z (VFR). Overall the forecast improves over the period.

MVFR

VFR

0000Z4:00 PM0448Z8:48 PM0936Z1:36 AM1424Z6:24 AM1912Z11:12 AM0000Z4:00 PM

Codes in this report: P6SM SCT TEMPO BKN SKC

Tap any group to decode it.

FAA: no delays reported at ENA.

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 from 190° at 9 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests this afternoon patchy fog, high near 43F, low near 33F, 6% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov

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

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
This Afternoon	Patchy Fog	43/33	S 13 kt	–	6%
Monday	Mostly Sunny	47/34	SW 22 kt	30 kt	6%	Strong winds in the forecast
Tuesday	Partly Sunny	41/31	NE 9 kt	–	2%
Wednesday	Chance Rain And Snow	42/34	NE 4 kt	–	54%
Thursday	Light Rain Likely	43/35	NE 4 kt	–	73%
Friday	Rain And Snow Likely	44/35	SE 13 kt	–	66%
Saturday	Chance Light Rain	43/32	SE 9 kt	–	31%

Source: National Weather Service (office AER). Forecast issued 0124Z.

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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

190° at 9 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 20R8 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

20R

HEAD

8 kt

CROSS

3 kt L

BEST

20L

HEAD

8 kt

CROSS

3 kt L

02L

HEAD

8 kt tail

CROSS

3 kt R

02R

HEAD

8 kt tail

CROSS

3 kt R

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

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

5 runways · longest 7,855 ft

Dimensions

55 x 55 ft

Surface

Asphalt

RWY H2

02L/20R

Dimensions

7,855 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 02L31°T

Landing length (LDA)7,575 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA7,855 / 7,855 / 7,855 ft

Displaced threshold280 ft

REILYes

VGSIVASI (V4L)

Traffic patternRight

RWY 20R211°T

Landing length (LDA)7,575 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA7,855 / 7,855 / 7,575 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIVASI (V4L)

02R/20L

Dimensions

1,980 x 75 ft

Surface

Gravel (good)

RWY 02R31°T

RWY 20L211°T

02W/20W

Dimensions

4,600 x 240 ft

Surface

Water (good)

RWY 02W

RWY 20W

Traffic patternRight

Dimensions

55 x 55 ft

Surface

Asphalt

RWY H1

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

-1,068 ft

Pressure altitude

-141 ft

Field elevation

99 ft MSL

Temperature

7°C (45°F)

Dewpoint

5°C (41°F)

Altimeter

30.16 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

0225Z 6:25 PM

Sunrise

1713Z 9:13 AM

Loggable night

0310Z (7:10 PM local) → 1629Z (8:29 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0225Z (6:25 PM local) → 1713Z (9:13 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0325Z (7:25 PM local) → 1613Z (8:13 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

Kenai Municipal Airport is in Kenai, Alaska. Field elevation 99 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

ManagerMARY BONDURANT

Manager phone907-283-7951

AttendedALL MON-FRI, 0800–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAPAEN / ENA

SectionalANCHORAGE

Center (ARTCC)ANCHORAGE

Flight service (AFSS)KENAI

RegionAlaska

CountryUnited States

Coordinates60.5709, -151.2452

Distance from city0 NM N

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF121.300

FREQUENCIES

Communications

133.35

ATIS

125.7

ANCHORAGE CNTR

CNTR

121.3

CTAF

122.65

RDO

FSS

118.75

GND

239.3

Military tower

379.1

Mill center

117.6

TWEB

MISC

121.3

TWR

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

PAEN traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 70 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

44.6

AVG OPS/DAY

57.3

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Turboprop 75%Unknown 11%Piston single 8%Airliner 1%Twin 1%Helicopter 1%Jet 1%

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C208 (Turboprop) · ~1025 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~118 landings/mo

›DHC6 (Turboprop) · ~91 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~82 landings/mo

›BE20 (Turboprop) · ~48 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C208 (Turboprop)

›C172 (Piston single)

›AS50 (Helicopter)

›BE20 (Turboprop)

›DHC6 (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

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

PASX Soldotna Airport

8 NM SE

VFR

PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport

VFR

PAED Elmendorf Air Force Base

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

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

›TPA: RWY 02R/20L & 02W/20W PAT ALT 500 FT AGL.

›ACTVT REIL RWY 02L; VASI RWY 02L & 20R - CTAF. WHEN TWR CLSD ACTVT & INCR INTST HIRL RWY 02L/20R - KENAI FSS. WHEN TWR CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 20R - CTAF.

›OUTLINED WITH CONES.

›PCR VALUE: 461/F/B/X/U

›CLSD TO OPS NOV-APR. RWY 02W/20W NOT AVBL FOR PART 121/PART 380 OPS WITH SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 9 PAX SEATS AND NON-SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS. NOISE ABATEMENT: 02W ARR & 20W DEP MAKE FNL APCH & CROSS WIND TURNS S OF BEACHLINE UNLESS AUTH BY ATC. WATER LDG AREA & TWY CHNL NOT VSB FM ATCT.

›RWY 02R/20L NOT AVBL FOR PART 121/PART 380 OPS WITH SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 9 PAX SEATS AND NON-SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS.

›SPB CTLD BY KENAI ATCT DURG OPS HRS. WHEN KENAI ATCT CLSD WX AVBL FM KENAI ATIS OR KENAI FSS. NOISE ABATEMENT PROC IN EFCT - AMGR.

›PTNS OF TRML RAMP, TWY G & H NOT VSB FM ATCT.

›BIRDS 10 NM RADIUS SPRING-FALL.

›TSNT PRKG S TRML RAMP; HEL PRKG N TRML RAMP. LNDG FEE OVR 4000 LB.

›ARPT SAND GRADATION LRGR THAN FAA RCMDD SEE AC150/5200-30

›TWY A, B & E PCN 48; TWY C PCN 59; TWY F PCN 43; TWY D, J, K & L PCN 34.

›EXC WX DVRSN UNSKED ACFT OVR 12500 LBS 48 HR PPR.

›KENAI FSS LCL - 283-7211.

›TSNT & COML TIE DOWN SLIPS AVBL END OF WATER CANAL.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗PAEN on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does PAEN have a METAR?

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

Does PAEN have a TAF?

Yes, a TAF is issued for PAEN; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.

What is the field elevation at PAEN?

PAEN sits at 99 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for PAEN?

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.