PAKN· AKN· King Salmon

King Salmon Airport

medium airport · elevation 73 ft (22 m)

17:23Z 03:00Z Night

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Current METARVFR

56 min ago·07:54Z

PAKN 240754Z 15023G38KT 10SM OVC065 06/01 A3007 RMK AO2 PK WND 15038/0750 SLP181 T00610006

Wind

150° 23 kt (gust 38 kt)

Visibility

10 SM

Ceiling

6,500 ft

Temperature

6°C / 1°C

temp / dew

QNH

1018 hPa

30.07 inHg

Clouds

OVC 6,500ft

Weather

—

Station

PAKN

Remarks

automated station with a precipitation discriminator peak wind of 38 knots from 150 degrees at 07:50 sea level pressure of 1018.1 HPa hourly temperature of 6.1°C and dew point of 0.6°C

Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC

No active hazards within 250 km.

Wind & Runways

Wind arrow points downwind.

Runways

12/302713 mASPH-F

18/361224 mASP

NW/SE1219 mWATER

Runway components

Runway	Head/Tail	Crosswind
RWY 12/30	HW 22 kt	XW 7 kt R
RWY 18/36	HW 16 kt	XW 17 kt L

58.6778°, -156.6520°© CARTO Open in OSM →

Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits

Runway	Status	HW (kt)	XW (kt)	Flags
RWY 12/30 (use 12)	Preferred	HW 22	7 R	Gusts to 38 kt — verdict may shift mid-roll
RWY 18/36 (use 18)	Marginal	HW 16	17 L	Crosswind 17 kt — significant · Gusts to 38 kt — verdict may shift mid-roll

Density altitude

-1,118 ft

elevation 73 ft

ISA deviation

-8.9°C

Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)PAKN

ATIS128.800
GND121.900
TWR118.300
FSSRDO122.200
A/GHARMONY140.100
CNTRANCHORAGE CNTR124.800
CTAF121.900
OPS37.220
PTD37.220

Navaids near airportassoc. PAKN

Ident	Type	Freq	Power
AK	NDB	355 kHz	MEDIUM
AKN	VORTAC	112.80 MHz	HIGH

Runways3

Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.

Runway	Surface	Length	Lighting	ILS
RWY 12/30	ASPH-F	8,901 ft (2,713 m)	—	—
RWY 18/36	ASP	4,017 ft (1,224 m)	Lit	—
RWY NW/SE	WATER	4,000 ft (1,219 m)	—	—

RWY 12/308,901 ft (2,713 m)
Surface
ASPH-F
Lighting
—
ILS
—
RWY 18/364,017 ft (1,224 m)
Surface
ASP
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—
RWY NW/SE4,000 ft (1,219 m)
Surface
WATER
Lighting
—
ILS
—

24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)PAKN

Wind12 kt

Vis16.1 km

Temp6°C

QNH1018 hPa

24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=304

3–6 kt

6–10 kt

10–16 kt

16–22 kt

>22 kt

Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)King Salmon Airport

Diagram unavailable for King Salmon Airport.

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2026/10/24 06:36 UTC

24/06Z

24/12Z

24/18Z

25/00Z

25/06Z

BASEVFR

FMMVFR

FMIFR

VFRBASE24/06Z → 24/08Z16020G30KT · 6 SM · OVC050

Wind: 16020G30KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: OVC050

TAF PAKN 240533Z 2406/2506 16020G30KT P6SM OVC050

MVFRFM24/08Z → 24/12Z15023G35KT · 6 SM · VCSH · OVC025

Wind: 15023G35KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Weather: VCSH

Clouds: OVC025

FM240800 15023G35KT P6SM VCSH OVC025

MVFRFM24/12Z → 24/19Z15020G30KT · 6 SM · -RA BR · SCT007 OVC015

Wind: 15020G30KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Weather: -RA BR

Clouds: SCT007 OVC015

FM241200 15020G30KT 6SM -RA BR SCT007 OVC015

IFRFM24/19Z → 25/02Z15020G30KT · 3 SM · -RA BR · BKN007 OVC015

Wind: 15020G30KT

Visibility: 3 SM

Weather: -RA BR

Clouds: BKN007 OVC015

FM241900 15020G30KT 3SM -RA BR BKN007 OVC015

IFRFM25/02Z → 25/06Z16015G25KT · 4 SM · -RA BR · OVC007

Wind: 16015G25KT

Visibility: 4 SM

Weather: -RA BR

Clouds: OVC007

FM250200 16015G25KT 4SM -RA BR OVC007

Raw TAF

TAF PAKN 240533Z 2406/2506 16020G30KT P6SM OVC050 FM240800 15023G35KT P6SM VCSH OVC025 FM241200 15020G30KT 6SM -RA BR SCT007 OVC015 FM241900 15020G30KT 3SM -RA BR BKN007 OVC015 FM250200 16015G25KT 4SM -RA BR OVC007

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