PAUN/UNK METAR & TAF Unalakleet Airport

Unalakleet, AlaskaElevation 27 ftMedium airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR47 min old

Ceiling 4,900 ft, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

140@17

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

4,900 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

-965 ft

-992 ft vs field

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

High Surf AdvisoryMinor · Expected · Likely

25 2106Z to 28 1200Z

Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills

* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 1 to 3 feet above the normal high tide line at Stebbins, St. Michael, Unalakleet, Koyuk and Shaktoolik, and 3 to 5 feet above the normal high tide line at Elim. * WHERE...Eastern Norton Sound Coast. * WHEN...Until 4 AM AKDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Localized beach erosion may occur. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...South to southwest winds will continue to gust up to 40 mp…

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 0256Z (6:56 PM local) · 47 min old

PAUN is currently VFR. Winds are from the southeast at 17 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. The ceiling is 4,900 feet AGL.

WIND

140° at 17 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 4,900 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

5°C / 1°C

41°F / 34°F. 4°C spread.

ALTIMETER

29.73 inHg

1006.8 hPa, below standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO BKN OVC RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

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

PK WND 14028/0204

peak wind 28 knots from 140 degrees at 02:04

SLP069

sea-level pressure 1006.9 hPa

T00500011

precise temperature 5.0°C, dew point 1.1°C

56034

3-hour pressure tendency: falling then steady (3.4 hPa change)

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 2339Z (3:39 PM local) · valid to 0000Z (4:00 PM local)

PAUN forecast starts VFR at 00Z. Worst period is 04Z to 16Z with IFR possible (LOW CIG, GUST). Best period is 00Z to 01Z (VFR). Overall the forecast deteriorates over the period.

OVC0353,500 ft

OVC0202,000 ft

BKN007700 ft · 3 SM

BKN007700 ft · 5 SM

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

Codes in this report: P6SM SCT OVC BR BKN

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FAA: no delays reported at UNK.

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 140° at 17 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling 4,900 ft. Forecast suggests tonight light rain, low near 36F, 94% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast. Note: the NWS forecast for now reads "Light Rain" but the current METAR shows none of it; the observation and forecast differ, so trust the METAR for current conditions.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov

Tonight: winds up to 35 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Light Rain	36	S 22 kt	35 kt	94%	Strong winds in the forecast
Monday	Light Rain	41/37	SW 22 kt	35 kt	90%
Tuesday	Slight Chance Light Rain	42/34	S 13 kt	22 kt	69%
Wednesday	Rain And Snow	42/32	SE 17 kt	–	97%
Thursday	Chance Rain And Snow	41/34	SE 17 kt	–	54%
Friday	Chance Light Rain	40/32	SE 17 kt	–	38%
Saturday	Chance Rain And Snow	37/28	SW 13 kt	–	31%
Sunday	Slight Chance Rain And Snow	34	NW 9 kt	–	15%

Note: the NWS forecast for now reads "Light Rain" but the current METAR shows none of it; the observation and forecast differ, so trust the METAR for current conditions.

Source: National Weather Service (office AFG). Forecast issued 0342Z.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

2 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

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25 kt

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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

140° at 17 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 1516 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

16 kt

CROSS

7 kt L

BEST

HEAD

13 kt

CROSS

11 kt R

X-WIND

HEAD

13 kt tail

CROSS

11 kt L

X-WIND

HEAD

16 kt tail

CROSS

7 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

2 runways · longest 5,900 ft

09/27

Dimensions

1,900 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0998°T

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 27278°T

Traffic patternLeft

15/33

Dimensions

5,900 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 15164°T

ILSLOC/DME

VGSIVASI (V4L)

Traffic patternRight

RWY 33344°T

REILYes

VGSIVASI (V4L)

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

-965 ft

Pressure altitude

217 ft

Field elevation

27 ft MSL

Temperature

5°C (41°F)

Dewpoint

1°C (34°F)

Altimeter

29.73 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

0249Z 6:49 PM

Sunrise

1806Z 10:06 AM

Loggable night

0340Z (7:40 PM local) → 1715Z (9:15 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0249Z (6:49 PM local) → 1806Z (10:06 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0349Z (7:49 PM local) → 1706Z (9:06 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

Unalakleet Airport is in Unalakleet, Alaska. Field elevation 27 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

ManagerJOHN WILSON

Manager phone907-625-1025

AttendedALL MON-FRI, 0800–1600

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAPAUN / UNK

SectionalMC GRATH

Center (ARTCC)ANCHORAGE

Flight service (AFSS)NOME

RegionAlaska

CountryUnited States

Coordinates63.8884, -160.7990

Distance from city1 NM N

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF123.000

FREQUENCIES

Communications

132.25

AWOS 3

AWOS

135.7

ANCHORAGE CNTR

CNTR

123

CTAF

122.3

NOME RDO

FSS

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

PFSH Shaktoolik Airport

31 NM N

MVFR

PAMK St Michael Airport

VFR

PAKK Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›EMAIL: JOHN.WILSON@ALASKA.GOV

›100 FT UNLGT TWR 0.4 NM N OF THR.

›EMERG ONLY.

›ESTAB PRIOR TO 1959.

›SNOW REMOVAL & DEICING NA 1600-0800.

›RWY COND UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP PRIOR TO LNDG.

›TSNT PRKG NEAR DOT MAINT BLDG & RWY 27 THR.

›ACTVT REIL RWY 33; HIRL RWY 15/33; MIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF. VASI RWY 15 & 33 ON CONSLY.

›299 FT TWR 2.4 NM E.

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

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗PAUN on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does PAUN have a METAR?

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

Does PAUN have a TAF?

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

What is the field elevation at PAUN?

PAUN sits at 27 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for PAUN?

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.