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Brevig Mission Airport, Alaska

Small airport in Nome Census Area, Alaska

Airfield

Code
KTS
ICAO
PFKT
IATA
KTS
Field elevation
38 ft
Serves
Brevig Mission
Kind
Small airport
Scheduled service
Yes
Its own instrument
PFKT
Wind now
-

Runways

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceHeading, trueWind along it nowCrosswind now
04 / 22 unlit2,110 ft75 ftGravel53° / 233°--
11 / 29 unlit2,990 ft100 ftGravel130° / 310°--
042211291,000 ftN
Runways from their surveyed ends, north up, lengths and positions to scale.

Measured here

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

Every hour from Brevig Mission (PFKT), Brevig Mission Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.

Temperature

33 F at 11 AM; 33 F at its warmest, 9 PM Wednesday, and 31 F at its coolest, 1 AM.

Now
33F
11 AM
Highest
33F
9 PM Wednesday
Lowest
31F
1 AM
Temperature and Dew point at Brevig Mission, temperature from 31.0 to 33.0, the latest 33.0; dew point from 28.0 to 30.0, the latest 30.0, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINTF283032349 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 30 F, the air 89% saturated; the humidity ran from 82% at 11 PM Wednesday to 89% at 9 PM Wednesday.

Dew point now
30F
11 AM
Humidity now
89%
Humidity, range
82 to 89%
Relative humidity at Brevig Mission, relative humidity from 82 to 89, the latest 89, in per cent.RELATIVE HUMIDITY%8082848688909 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM

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

Wind

23 mph from the north northeast at 12 PM; at its strongest 29 mph, 9 AM, with a gust of 36 mph at 11 AM.

Now
23mph
from the north northeast
Strongest
29mph
9 AM
Highest gust
36mph
11 AM
Wind and Gust at Brevig Mission, wind from 19 to 29, the latest 23; gust from 25 to 36, the latest 30, in miles an hour.WIND AND GUSTmph1520253035409 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMWINDGUST
Wind direction at Brevig Mission, wind direction from 20 to 40, the latest 30, 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

29.76 inHg at 12 PM, falling 0.03 inHg over 3 hours; 0.22 inHg lower than a day before.

Now
29.76inHg
12 PM
3 hours
-0.03inHg
falling
24 hours
-0.22inHg
Pressure, altimeter at Brevig Mission, pressure, altimeter from 29.76 to 29.99, the latest 29.76, in inches of mercury.PRESSURE, ALTIMETERinHg29.7029.8029.9030.009 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM

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

Visibility

Down to 9 miles at 9 AM; 10 miles or more now.

Now
10+mi
Lowest
9mi
9 AM
Hours under a mile
0
Visibility at Brevig Mission, visibility from 9.0 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 5,500 ft at 9 PM Wednesday; a base was reported in 5 of the hours.

Lowest base now
-
Lowest in 24 hours
5,500ft
9 PM Wednesday
Hours with a base reported
5
Lowest cloud base at Brevig Mission, lowest cloud base from 5,500 to 8,500, the latest 7,000, in feet.LOWEST CLOUD BASEft5,0006,0007,0008,0009,0009 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMVFR

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
9 AM
Hours with some
1
Precipitation at Brevig Mission, precipitation from 0.00 to trace, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.109 PMOct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 1 instruments nearest Brevig Mission Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

Brevig MissionPFKT

At an airfield/0.1 mi away/3 ft/35 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

-

Snow on the ground

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