PAKW / KLW — Klawock Airport

VFR

Medium Regional Airport • Klawock, AK, United States

Elevation: 80 ft (24 m) • 55.5792, -133.0760

Klawock Airport (PAKW / KLW) is a medium regional airport serving Klawock, AK, United States, situated at an elevation of 80 ft (24 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 17.4° East. The airport has 2 runways, with the longest measuring 5,000 feet.

Aviation Visualizations

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFRFlight CategoryVis >5SM, Ceiling >3000ft

WIND COMPASS

NESWCALMMagVar +17.4

CLOUD PROFILE

SFC3k6k9k12kFew 3100ftBroken 4300ftOvercast 5500ftCloud Profile

Current METAR

METAR PAKW 011353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW031 BKN043 OVC055 13/10 A2943 RMK AO2 SLP965 T01330100 TSNO $
Category:
VFR
Wind:
000° at 0 knots
Visibility:
10SM
Temp/Dew:
13°C / 10°C
Altimeter:
29.43 inHg
No TAF available for PAKW.

Runways

Designator Length Width Surface Heading
02 5,000 ft 100 ft Asphalt 35°
20 5,000 ft 100 ft Asphalt 215°

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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

Disclaimer: Weather data is sourced from official aviation weather services and may be delayed. Always verify conditions through official channels before flight. For informational purposes only.