PAKN/AKN METAR & TAF King Salmon Airport

King Salmon, AlaskaElevation 73 ftMedium airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR42 min old

Ceiling 3,700 ft, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

230@10

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

3,700 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

-1,031 ft

-1,104 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 2301Z (3:01 PM local) · 42 min old

PAKN is currently VFR. Winds are from the southwest at 10 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. The ceiling is 3,700 feet AGL.

WIND

230° at 10 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 3,700 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

8°C / 4°C

46°F / 39°F. 4°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.21 inHg

1023 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: FEW BKN RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

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

T00780044

precise temperature 7.8°C, dew point 4.4°C

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 2324Z (3:24 PM local) · valid to 0000Z (4:00 PM local)

PAKN forecast starts VFR at 00Z. Worst period is 14Z to 20Z with IFR possible (LOW CIG, GUST). Best period is 00Z to 09Z (VFR). Overall the forecast deteriorates over the period.

BKN0353,500 ft

OVC0151,500 ft

OVC007700 ft

OVC007700 ft · 4 SM

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

Codes in this report: P6SM FEW BKN BR OVC

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FAA: no delays reported at AKN.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›Forecast: ceiling 700 ft AGL.

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 230° at 10 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling 3,700 ft. Forecast suggests this afternoon mostly cloudy, high near 45F, low near 41F, 81% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov

Monday: winds up to 26 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
This Afternoon	Mostly Cloudy	45/41	SW 13 kt	–	81%
Monday	Light Rain	49/36	SW 17 kt	26 kt	76%	Strong winds in the forecast
Tuesday	Areas Of Fog	47/38	SE 4 kt	–	52%
Wednesday	Light Rain	49/35	S 17 kt	–	84%
Thursday	Light Rain	46/38	SE 17 kt	–	79%
Friday	Light Rain Likely	45/33	S 17 kt	–	74%
Saturday	Chance Rain And Snow	41/30	SW 13 kt	–	43%

Source: National Weather Service (office ALU). Forecast issued 2343Z.

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

230° at 10 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 188 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

18

HEAD

8 kt

CROSS

6 kt R

BEST

30

HEAD

1 kt

CROSS

10 kt L

X-WIND

12

HEAD

1 kt tail

CROSS

10 kt R

X-WIND

36

HEAD

8 kt tail

CROSS

6 kt L

OK

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

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

3 runways · longest 8,901 ft

NW/SE

Dimensions

4,000 x 500 ft

Surface

Water

RWY NW

Traffic patternLeft

RWY SE

Traffic patternLeft

18/36

Dimensions

4,017 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 18196°T

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 3616°T

Traffic patternLeft

12/30

Dimensions

8,901 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 12132°T

Landing length (LDA)8,501 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA8,901 / 8,901 / 8,501 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 30312°T

Landing length (LDA)8,501 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA8,901 / 8,901 / 8,501 ft

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

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

-1,031 ft

Pressure altitude

-217 ft

Field elevation

73 ft MSL

Temperature

8°C (46°F)

Dewpoint

4°C (39°F)

Altimeter

30.21 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

0253Z 6:53 PM

Sunrise

1728Z 9:28 AM

Loggable night

0335Z (7:35 PM local) → 1646Z (8:46 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0253Z (6:53 PM local) → 1728Z (9:28 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0353Z (7:53 PM local) → 1628Z (8:28 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

King Salmon Airport is in King Salmon, Alaska. Field elevation 73 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

ManagerFLOYD WILSON

Manager phone907-246-3325

AttendedDaily, 0700–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAPAKN / AKN

SectionalKODIAK

Center (ARTCC)ANCHORAGE

Flight service (AFSS)KENAI

RegionAlaska

CountryUnited States

Coordinates58.6778, -156.6520

Distance from city0 NM SE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF121.900

UNICOM122.950

FREQUENCIES

Communications

140.1

HARMONY

A/G

128.8

ATIS

124.8

ANCHORAGE CNTR

CNTR

121.9

CTAF

122.2

RDO

FSS

121.9

GND

37.22

OPS

37.22

PTD

118.3

TWR

122.950

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

PAKN traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-21, 68 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

11.6

AVG OPS/DAY

17.4

Operations trend (16 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Unknown 71%Turboprop 21%Airliner 3%Jet 2%Piston single 2%

Fleet composition unclear from available data.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›DHC2 (Unknown) · ~383 landings/mo

›DH3T (Unknown) · ~187 landings/mo

›T206 (Unknown) · ~182 landings/mo

›C208 (Turboprop) · ~104 landings/mo

›PC12 (Turboprop) · ~99 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly aircraft of unknown type.

›DHC2 (Unknown)

›DH3T (Unknown)

›T206 (Unknown)

›C208 (Turboprop)

›DH2T (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.

PFWS South Naknek Number 2 Airport

VFR

VFR

PANW New Stuyahok Airport

52 NM NW

VFR

PADL Dillingham Airport

62 NM W

MVFR

PAJZ Koliganek Airport

66 NM N

MVFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›FLOCKS OF LRG BIRDS INVOF DURG SEASON.

›PCR VALUE: 543/F/B/X/T

›ALSO USED BY BOATS. RWY NW/SE 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.

›NOT INSPD FOR MIL OPS. RWY 18/36 NOT AVBL FOR PART 121/380 SKED AND NON-SKED OPS WITH PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS. 1 IN DIP ON CNTRLN 1850 FT FM AER 36 EXTDS TO 3 IN DIP 25 FT WIDE ON W EDGE.

›CLSD TO ACR OPS WITH MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS EXC PPR IN WRITING - AMGR PO BOX 65 KING SALMON AK 99613.

›ARFF EQUIP STAFFED DURG ACR ACT ONLY.

›CIV TSNT PRKG ON SE RAMP ONLY; OTR PRKG GTR THAN 48 HR RQRS PERMIT.

›BUSINESS JET PRKG GTR THAN 1 HR 48 HR PPR.

›TSA REG ARPT; SEE 49 CFR 1542. ALL GATES & DOORS RMN SECURE ALL TIMES. TSNT OR UNFAMILIAR PILOTS - AMGR FOR INFO.

›LOCKED WHEEL TURN NA ALL SFCS.

›ARFF AVBL FOR PART 121 ACR INVOLVED IN ETOPS WITH 30 MIN NOTICE.

›TWY P CLSD. APRON SPOTS 4 - 7 N OF MIL HANGAR CLSD EXC PROP ACFT.

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

›GA APRON PAVEMENT CRUMBLING; PSBL FOD HAZ. JET ACFT BE ALERT DURG RUN UP TO AVOID JET WASH DMG.

›TOUCHDOWN RVR AVBL 0800-2000 1 AUG-14 JUN; 0800-2200 15 JUN- 31 JUL.

›PVT JET PRKG SE SECTION OF E RAMP - AMGR FOR INFO.

›100LL & JET A AVBL AT SEAPLANE BASE FM TRUCK OR UNICOM 122.95.

›MKD TSNT PRKG N END OF GA RAMP & E END OF CARGO RAMP.

›WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 12; PAPI RWY 12 & 30; MIRL RWY 18/36; HIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF.

›CTAF 352.05. FREQ 121.9 SIMULCAST WITH 352.05.

›BAK-12 1190 FT FM THR; RWY 12 BAK-12 REQ 30 MIN NOTICE 950 FT RUNOUT.

›MIL FIGHTER/EMERG DVRSN CTC WARRIOR/ELMENDORF SOF 395.15; NON FIGHTER/EMERG CTC KING SALMON OPS. 24 HR POINT MNTS CTAF DURG OPS HR.

›USAF FAC CIV OPRD WITH LTD SUPPORT; CALL 24 HR PRIOR TO ARR FOR OPS HR; MIL CONFIRM FUEL RQMNTS 24-48 HR PRIOR.

›SNOW/ICE REMOVAL & ARPT HAZ COND RPRTD DURG ATND HR.

›FLIGHT ORIG OUTSIDE AK REFER TO USAF FCG; CSTMS NOT AVBL.

›RCR DURG 11TH AF FIGHTER FLYING WINDOW; COORD RCR WITH KING SALMON OPS 907-439-3001/907-439-6000. OPS RSTRD TO LOW APCH/FSL ONLY.

›600 FT SAFETY AREA AER 12.

›FIGHTER ARR EXP RDCD SEPN; SIMILAR APCH CHARCS & DALGT 3000 FT; DISSIMILAR APCH CHARCS & NGT 6000 FT; AHD/BHND FRMN LNDG 6000 FT.

›OFF PAVEMENT OPS BY ACFT & HEL NA AT ACR APRON. LNDG, TKOF OR PRKG FM DIRT OR GRASS NA.

›BAK-12 1340 FT FM THR; BAK-12 REQ 30 MIN NOTICE 1200 FT RUNOUT.

›NWS BLN LAUNCH FAC ON ARPT; SEE INSIDE BACK COVER FOR OPS DETAIL.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗PAKN on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does PAKN have a METAR?

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

Does PAKN have a TAF?

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

What is the field elevation at PAKN?

PAKN sits at 73 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for PAKN?

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.