PAOT· OTZ· Kotzebue
Ralph Wien Memorial Airport
medium airport · elevation 14 ft (4 m)
14:16Z 07:22Z Day
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Current METARVFR
40 min ago·05:53ZPAOT 280553Z 04008KT 10SM SCT045 OVC060 04/01 A2962 RMK AO2 SLP030 T00390006 10050 20028 56009
Wind
040° 8 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
6,000 ft
Temperature
4°C / 1°C
temp / dew
QNH
1003 hPa
29.62 inHg
Clouds
SCT 4,500ft, OVC 6,000ft
Weather
—
Station
PAOT
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1003.0 HPa hourly temperature of 3.9°C and dew point of 0.6°C 6-hourly maximum temperature of 5.0°C 6-hourly minimum temperature of 2.8°C Decrease then steady; or decrease then decrease more slowly of 0.9 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
09/271920 mASPH-G
17/351158 mGVL
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 09/27 | HW 4 kt | XW 7 kt L |
| RWY 17/35 | TW 7 kt | XW 4 kt L |
66.8847°, -162.5990°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 17/35 (use 35) | Preferred | HW 7 | 4 R | — |
| RWY 09/27 (use 09) | Usable | HW 4 | 7 L | — |
Density altitude
-1,026 ft
elevation 14 ft
ISA deviation
-11.0°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)PAOT
- ATIS135.450
- FSSKOTZEBUE RDO122.200
- ASOS135.450
- CNTRANCHORAGE CNTR119.200
- CTAF123.600
- MISCTWEB115.700
- UNICUNICOM122.800
Navaids near airportassoc. PAOT
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| HHM | NDB | 356 kHz | MEDIUM |
| OTZ | VOR-DME | 115.70 MHz | HIGH |
Runways2
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 09/276,300 ft (1,920 m)
- Surface
- ASPH-G
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 17/353,800 ft (1,158 m)
- Surface
- GVL
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)PAOT
Wind10 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp3°C
QNH1005 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=297
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Ralph Wien Memorial Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/28 06:33 UTC
28/06Z
28/12Z
28/18Z
29/00Z
29/06Z
BASEVFR
FMMVFR
FMMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE28/06Z → 28/11Z0607KT · 6 SM · SCT100
Wind: 0607KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT100
TAF PAOT 280530Z 2806/2906 06007KT P6SM SCT100
MVFRFM28/11Z → 28/21Z0809KT · 5 SM · -RASN BR · SCT010 OVC025
Wind: 0809KT
Visibility: 5 SM
Weather: -RASN BR
Clouds: SCT010 OVC025
FM281100 08009KT 5SM -RASN BR SCT010 OVC025
MVFRFM28/21Z → 29/03Z1706KT · 6 SM · -SHRA BR · OVC025
Wind: 1706KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: -SHRA BR
Clouds: OVC025
FM282100 17006KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC025
VFRFM29/03Z → 29/06Z2206KT · 6 SM · OVC040
Wind: 2206KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: OVC040
FM290300 22006KT P6SM OVC040
Raw TAF
TAF PAOT 280530Z 2806/2906 06007KT P6SM SCT100 FM281100 08009KT 5SM -RASN BR SCT010 OVC025 FM282100 17006KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC025 FM290300 22006KT P6SM OVC040
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