PAFE METAR Kake Airport

Kake, AlaskaElevation 172 ftMedium airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR12 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

060@3

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

-1,404 ft

-1,576 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0056Z (4:56 PM local) · 12 min old

PAFE is currently VFR. Winds are from the northeast at 3 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

60° at 3 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

4°C / 1°C

39°F / 34°F. 3°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.23 inHg

1023.7 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO 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)

SLP244

sea-level pressure 1024.4 hPa

T00440011

precise temperature 4.4°C, dew point 1.1°C

station needs maintenance

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›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 VFR, wind from 60° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests this afternoon mostly sunny, high near 44F, low near 34F, 6% 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
This Afternoon	Mostly Sunny	44/34	NW 4 kt	–	6%
Monday	Patchy Fog then Slight Chance Light Rain	45/38	NW 4 kt	–	27%
Tuesday	Sunny	48/35	N 17 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Sunny	44/34	N 9 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Sunny	44/35	0 kt	–	25%
Friday	Chance Rain And Snow	43/35	SE 9 kt	–	55%
Saturday	Chance Light Rain	45/37	SE 9 kt	–	54%

Source: National Weather Service (office AJK). Forecast issued 2356Z.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

1 runway · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

READING THE BARB · SWIPE FOR MORE →

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 3 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 111 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

1 kt

CROSS

3 kt L

BEST

HEAD

1 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

1 runway · longest 4,000 ft

11/29

Dimensions

4,000 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 11130°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternRight

RWY 29310°T

Displaced threshold1,000 ft

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

-1,404 ft

Pressure altitude

-138 ft

Field elevation

172 ft MSL

Temperature

4°C (39°F)

Dewpoint

1°C (34°F)

Altimeter

30.23 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

0128Z 5:28 PM

Sunrise

1552Z 7:52 AM

Loggable night

0207Z (6:07 PM local) → 1512Z (7:12 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0128Z (5:28 PM local) → 1552Z (7:52 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0228Z (6:28 PM local) → 1452Z (6:52 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

Kake Airport is in Kake, Alaska. Field elevation 172 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeMedium airport

ManagerKELLY BODDY

Manager phone907-966-2960

AttendedUNATNDD

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAPAFE

SectionalJUNEAU

Center (ARTCC)ANCHORAGE

Flight service (AFSS)SITKA

RegionAlaska

CountryUnited States

Coordinates56.9613, -133.9102

Distance from city1 NM SE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

CTAF122.900

FREQUENCIES

Communications

135.25

AWOS 3

AWOS

118

ANCHORAGE CNTR

CNTR

122.9

CTAF

121.3

SITKA RDO

FSS

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

PAFE traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-18, 35 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Turboprop 64%Helicopter 17%Unknown 16%Piston single 3%

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›PC12 (Turboprop) · ~4 landings/mo

›AS50 (Helicopter) · ~2 landings/mo

›BE20 (Turboprop) · ~1 landings/mo

›C208 (Turboprop) · ~1 landings/mo

›T206 (Unknown) · ~1 landings/mo

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.

PAPG Petersburg James A Johnson Airport

33 NM E

VFR

PAGN Angoon Seaplane Base

39 NM NW

VFR

PASI Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport

48 NM W

VFR

PAWG Wrangell Airport

58 NM SE

VFR

PAOH Hoonah Airport

84 NM NW

VFR

PAJN Juneau International Airport

86 NM N

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›CLSD TO ACFT OVR 12500 LB GWT, EXC PPR - SAFETY & SCTY 907-465-1786 OR BY MAIL - DOT & PUB FAC P.O. BOX 112506, JUNEAU AK 99811-2506. PH: 907-465-1786.

›PAJA ONTO RWY; NA ONTO TWY & APRON.

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

›RCMD DALGT OPS. HIGH TRRN N, E & S.

›WILDLIFE ON & INVOF RWY.

›COND UNMNT; MAINT IREG; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR USE.

›2 FT BRUSH 100-160 FT FM RWY THR 230 FT R OF CNTRL.

›UNLIT 191 FT TWR 6300 FT N OF THR.

›ACTVT REIL RWY 11; PAPI RWY 11; MIRL RWY 11/29 - CTAF.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗PAFE on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does PAFE have a METAR?

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

Does PAFE have a TAF?

When PAFE 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 PAFE?

PAFE sits at 172 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for PAFE?

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.