Airports/Alaska/Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Alaska

Large airport in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

46° 48°/37°

Overcast· Feels like 40°·Gentle breeze 13 mph SE

Now. Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is 46° and overcast at 10 PM. With the wind it feels like 40°. The dew point is 38°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the southeast at 13 mph.

Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 38° by 8 AM, with some cloud.

The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 46°, and the coolest Sunday, near 39°. Rain is likely Monday (52%) and Tuesday (77%). Rain is possible Wednesday (45%). The first freeze could come Sunday, a low of 30°.

The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 27% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The day is 10 hours 7 minutes long, 6 minutes shorter than yesterday.

0UV Low

-Air quality

82%Humidity

79%Cloud

Now

10:00 PM

46feels40

13mph

Today

Oct 15

4837

49%

13mph

Fri

Oct 16

4637

29%

Sat

Oct 17

4235

Sun

Oct 18

3930

Mon

Oct 19

4133

52%

Tue

Oct 20

4134

77%

16mph

Wed

Oct 21

4034

45%

16mph

46°

48°37°

46°37°

42°35°

39°30°

41°33°

41°34°

40°34°

As of 10:00 PM in Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Alaska.

Airfield

Code: ANC
ICAO: PANC
IATA: ANC
Field elevation: 152 ft
Serves: Anchorage
Kind: Large airport
Scheduled service: Yes
Its own instrument: PANC
Wind now: From 160° at 18 mph, read 15 Oct, 21:53

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Heading, true	Wind along it now	Crosswind now
07L / 25R	10,600 ft	150 ft	Asphalt	90° / 270°	6 mph head, on 07L	17 mph from the right
07R / 25L	12,400 ft	200 ft	Asphalt	90° / 270°	6 mph head, on 07R	17 mph from the right
15 / 33	10,865 ft	200 ft	Asphalt	165° / 345°	18 mph head, on 15	2 mph from the left

Runways from their surveyed ends, north up, lengths and positions to scale; the rose in the corner is the wind now.

Measured here

What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours

Every hour from Anchorage INTL Arpt (ASOS) (PANC), Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.

Temperature

43 F at 7 PM; 49 F at its warmest, 6 PM, and 39 F at its coolest, 11 PM Wednesday.

Now: 43F; 7 PM
Highest: 49F; 6 PM
Lowest: 39F; 11 PM Wednesday

How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009

Humidity and dew point

A dew point of 40 F, the air 89% saturated; the humidity ran from 58% at 9 AM to 89% at 7 PM.

Dew point now: 40F; 7 PM
Humidity now: 89%
Humidity, range: 58 to 89%

How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002

Wind

10 mph from the east at 7 PM; at its strongest 13 mph, 6 PM, with a gust of 26 mph at 6 PM.

Now: 10mph; from the east
Strongest: 13mph; 6 PM
Highest gust: 26mph; 6 PM

How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008

Pressure

29.24 inHg at 7 PM, rising 0.06 inHg over 3 hours; 0.44 inHg lower than a day before.

Now: 29.24inHg; 7 PM
3 hours: +0.06inHg; rising
24 hours: -0.44inHg

How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003

Visibility

10 miles or more every hour.

Now: 10+mi
Lowest: 10+mi
Hours under a mile: 0

How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020

Cloud base

The lowest cloud base came down to 1,000 ft at 2 PM; a base was reported in 21 of the hours.

Lowest base now: -
Lowest in 24 hours: 1,000ft; 2 PM
Hours with a base reported: 21

How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001

Precipitation

None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours: 0.00in
Wettest hour: 0.00in; 1 PM
Hours with some: 5

How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002

Anchorage INTL Arpt (ASOS): every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Anchorage INTL Arpt (ASOS)PANC

At an airfield/1.3 mi away/131 ft/21 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Earthquake ParkEQPA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.5 mi away/53 ft/99 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Seward Highway @ Huffman RoadSHRA2

Beside a road/6.7 mi away/194 ft/42 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Kenai 29 ENE26563

At a climate reference station/35.1 mi away/282 ft/130 ft above here