Storm Station
Sign in

Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport, Alaska

Small airport in Nome Census Area, Alaska

Airfield

Code
KKA
ICAO
PAKK
IATA
KKA
Field elevation
154 ft
Serves
Koyuk
Kind
Small airport
Scheduled service
Yes
Its own instrument
PAKK
Wind now
From 350° at 12 mph, read 15 Oct, 17:56

Runways

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceHeading, trueWind along it nowCrosswind now
01 / 19 unlit3,002 ft60 ftGravel24° / 204°10 mph head, on 017 mph from the left
01191,000 ftN350° 12 mph
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 Koyuk (PAKK), Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.

Temperature

33 F at 5 PM; 35 F at its warmest, 2 PM, and 30 F at its coolest, 9 AM.

Now
33F
5 PM
Highest
35F
2 PM
Lowest
30F
9 AM
Temperature and Dew point at Koyuk, temperature from 30.0 to 35.0, the latest 33.0; dew point from 26.0 to 32.0, the latest 26.0, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINTF2527.53032.5359 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMFREEZINGTEMPERATUREDEW POINT

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

Humidity and dew point

A dew point of 26 F, the air 75% saturated; the humidity ran from 72% at 4 PM to 92% at 7 PM Wednesday.

Dew point now
26F
5 PM
Humidity now
75%
Humidity, range
72 to 92%
Relative humidity at Koyuk, relative humidity from 72 to 92, the latest 75, in per cent.RELATIVE HUMIDITY%7080901009 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM

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

Wind

12 mph from the north at 6 PM; at its strongest 16 mph, 2 PM, with a gust of 26 mph at 12 PM.

Now
12mph
from the north
Strongest
16mph
2 PM
Highest gust
26mph
12 PM
Wind and Gust at Koyuk, wind from 9 to 16, the latest 12; gust from 17 to 26, the latest 22, in miles an hour.WIND AND GUSTmph510152025309 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMWINDGUST
Wind direction at Koyuk, wind direction from 10 to 360, the latest 350, in degrees.WIND DIRECTION°0901802703609 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM

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

Pressure

29.44 inHg at 5 PM, falling 0.06 inHg over 3 hours; 0.42 inHg lower than a day before.

Now
29.44inHg
5 PM
3 hours
-0.06inHg
falling
24 hours
-0.42inHg
Pressure, altimeter at Koyuk, pressure, altimeter from 29.44 to 29.86, the latest 29.44, in inches of mercury.PRESSURE, ALTIMETERinHg29.4029.6029.8030.009 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM

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

Visibility

Down to 3 miles at 1 PM; 10 miles or more now.

Now
10+mi
Lowest
3mi
1 PM
Hours under a mile
0
Visibility at Koyuk, visibility from 3.0 to 10.0, the latest 10.0, in miles.VISIBILITYmi02.557.5109 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMLIFRIFRMVFRVFR

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

Cloud base

The lowest cloud base came down to 1,600 ft at 10 PM Wednesday; a base was reported in 15 of the hours.

Lowest base now
-
Lowest in 24 hours
1,600ft
10 PM Wednesday
Hours with a base reported
15
Lowest cloud base at Koyuk, lowest cloud base from 1,600 to 11,000, the latest 9,500, in feet.LOWEST CLOUD BASEft02,5005,0007,50010,00012,5009 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMMVFRVFR

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
-
Hours with some
0

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

Koyuk: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports

What is measuring near here

The 2 instruments nearest Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

KoyukPAKK

At an airfield/0.0 mi away/131 ft/23 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

HaycockHAYA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/18.0 mi away/225 ft/71 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

-

Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Alaska

18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Airports near Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport

Every airport in the state

Near Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport