PAOT· OTZ· Kotzebue
Ralph Wien Memorial Airport
medium airport · elevation 14 ft (4 m)
14:28Z 07:10Z Day
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Current METARVFR
51 min ago·21:53ZPAOT 242153Z 10016KT 10SM OVC060 02/M01 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP127 T00221011
Wind
100° 16 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
6,000 ft
Temperature
2°C / −1°C
temp / dew
QNH
1013 hPa
29.91 inHg
Clouds
OVC 6,000ft
Weather
—
Station
PAOT
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1012.7 HPa hourly temperature of 2.2°C and dew point of -1.1°C
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (1)
- FL070C2081 h 47 m agoTURB NEG · ICE NEG · OVC 2400ft–7000ft
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
09/271920 mASPH-G
17/351158 mGVL
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 09/27 | HW 16 kt | XW 1 kt L |
| RWY 17/35 | TW 1 kt | XW 16 kt L |
66.8847°, -162.5990°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 09/27 (use 09) | Preferred | HW 16 | 1 L | — |
| RWY 17/35 (use 35) | Marginal | HW 1 | 16 R | Crosswind 16 kt — significant |
Density altitude
-1,536 ft
elevation 14 ft
ISA deviation
-13.0°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)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Ralph Wien Memorial Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/24 18:33 UTC
24/18Z
25/00Z
25/06Z
25/12Z
25/18Z
BASEVFR
FMIFR
VFRBASE24/18Z → 25/06Z09018KT · 6 SM · VCSH · BKN060
Wind: 09018KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: VCSH
Clouds: BKN060
TAF PAOT 241730Z 2418/2518 09018KT P6SM VCSH BKN060
IFRFM25/06Z → 25/18Z10015KT · 3 SM · -SHRASN BR · OVC015
Wind: 10015KT
Visibility: 3 SM
Weather: -SHRASN BR
Clouds: OVC015
FM250600 10015KT 3SM -SHRASN BR OVC015
Raw TAF
TAF PAOT 241730Z 2418/2518 09018KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 FM250600 10015KT 3SM -SHRASN BR OVC015
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