PAKT / KTN — Ketchikan International Airport

VFR

Medium Regional Airport • Ketchikan, AK, United States

Elevation: 89 ft (27 m) • 55.3556, -131.7140

Ketchikan International Airport (PAKT / KTN) is a medium regional airport serving Ketchikan, AK, United States, situated at an elevation of 89 ft (27 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 17.4° East. The airport has 2 runways, with the longest measuring 7,500 feet.

Aviation Visualizations

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFRFlight CategoryVis >5SM, Ceiling >3000ft

WIND COMPASS

NESW10ktMagVar +17.4

CLOUD PROFILE

SFC3k6k9k12kFew 2000ftBroken 3500ftCloud Profile

Current METAR

METAR PAKT 171953Z 12010KT 10SM FEW020 BKN035 09/08 A2991 RMK AO2 RAB22E34 SLP130 HARBOR WIND 12008KT P0001 T00940083 $
Category:
VFR
Wind:
120° at 10 knots
Visibility:
10SM
Temp/Dew:
9°C / 8°C
Altimeter:
29.91 inHg
No TAF available for PAKT.

Runways

Designator Length Width Surface Heading
11 7,500 ft 150 ft ASPH-G 136°
29 7,500 ft 150 ft ASPH-G 316°

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Understanding Aviation Weather

METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.

TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.

Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM   MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM   IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM   LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM

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