PAOT· OTZ· Kotzebue
Ralph Wien Memorial Airport
medium airport · elevation 14 ft (4 m)
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Current METARVFR
29 min ago·01:53ZPAOT 090153Z AUTO 29023G31KT 10SM CLR 01/M02 A2983 RMK AO2 PK WND 30034/0104 SLP100 T00111022 TSNO
Wind
290° 23 kt (gust 31 kt)
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
1°C / −2°C
temp / dew
QNH
1010 hPa
29.83 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
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Station
PAOT
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator peak wind of 34 knots from 300 degrees at 01:04 sea level pressure of 1010.0 HPa hourly temperature of 1.1°C and dew point of -2.2°C TSNO
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 | TW 23 kt | XW 3 kt L |
| RWY 17/35 | TW 2 kt | XW 23 kt R |
66.8847°, -162.5990°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 09/27 (use 27) | Preferred | HW 23 | 3 R | — |
| RWY 17/35 (use 35) | Marginal | HW 2 | 23 L | Crosswind 23 kt — significant |
Density altitude
-1,575 ft
elevation 14 ft
ISA deviation
-14.0°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
Wind23 kt
Vis12.9 km
Temp2°C
QNH1009 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=314
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 2026/06/08 18:24 UTC
08/18Z
09/00Z
09/06Z
09/12Z
09/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE08/18Z → 09/09Z33020G28KT · 6 SM · FEW050
Wind: 33020G28KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW050
TAF PAOT 081721Z 0818/0918 33020G28KT P6SM FEW050
VFRFM09/09Z → 09/18Z29013KT · 6 SM · SCT040
Wind: 29013KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT040
FM090900 29013KT P6SM SCT040
Raw TAF
TAF PAOT 081721Z 0818/0918 33020G28KT P6SM FEW050 FM090900 29013KT P6SM SCT040
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