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Middleton Island Airport, Alaska

Small airport in Chugach Census Area, Alaska

Airfield

Code
MDO
ICAO
PAMD
IATA
MDO
Field elevation
100 ft
Serves
Middleton Island
Kind
Small airport
Scheduled service
No
Its own instrument
PAMD
Wind now
From 110° at 14 mph, read 15 Oct, 21:32

Runways

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceHeading, trueWind along it nowCrosswind now
02 / 20 unlit3,158 ft115 ftGravel36° / 216°4 mph head, on 0213 mph from the right
13 / 31 unlit1,500 ft125 ftGravel150° / 330°11 mph head, on 139 mph from the left
022013312,000 ftN110° 14 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 Middleton Isl. Amos (PAMD), Middleton Island Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.

Temperature

47 F at 7 PM; 51 F at its warmest, 2 PM, and 45 F at its coolest, 5 AM.

Now
47F
7 PM
Highest
51F
2 PM
Lowest
45F
5 AM
Temperature and Dew point at Middleton Isl. Amos, temperature from 44.7 to 51.0, the latest 47.2; dew point from 42.9 to 50.6, the latest 45.3, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINTF42.54547.55052.5Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMTEMPERATUREDEW POINT

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

Humidity and dew point

A dew point of 45 F, the air 93% saturated; the humidity ran from 83% at 2 PM to 100% at 6 AM.

Dew point now
45F
7 PM
Humidity now
93%
Humidity, range
83 to 100%
Relative humidity at Middleton Isl. Amos, relative humidity from 83 to 100, the latest 93, in per cent.RELATIVE HUMIDITY%80859095100Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

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

Wind

15 mph from the southeast at 7 PM; at its strongest 41 mph, 5 AM, with a gust of 56 mph at 5 AM.

Now
15mph
from the southeast
Strongest
41mph
5 AM
Highest gust
56mph
5 AM
Wind and Gust at Middleton Isl. Amos, wind from 15 to 41, the latest 15; gust from 25 to 56, the latest 25, in miles an hour.WIND AND GUSTmph0204060Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMWINDGUST
Wind direction at Middleton Isl. Amos, wind direction from 70 to 180, the latest 140, in degrees.WIND DIRECTION°090180270360Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

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

Pressure

29.37 inHg at 7 PM, rising 0.03 inHg over 3 hours; 0.23 inHg lower than a day before.

Now
29.37inHg
7 PM
3 hours
+0.03inHg
rising
24 hours
-0.23inHg
Pressure, altimeter at Middleton Isl. Amos, pressure, altimeter from 29.12 to 29.60, the latest 29.37, in inches of mercury.PRESSURE, ALTIMETERinHg29.0029.2029.4029.60Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

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

Visibility

Down to 0.8 miles at 9 AM, under a mile for 1 hour; 6 miles now.

Now
6mi
Lowest
0.8mi
9 AM
Hours under a mile
1
Visibility at Middleton Isl. Amos, visibility from 0.8 to 9.0, the latest 6.0, in miles.VISIBILITYmi02.557.510Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMLIFRIFRMVFRVFR

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

Cloud base

The lowest cloud base came down to 300 ft at 7 AM; a base was reported in 21 of the hours.

Lowest base now
-
Lowest in 24 hours
300ft
7 AM
Hours with a base reported
21
Lowest cloud base at Middleton Isl. Amos, lowest cloud base from 300 to 2,300, the latest 1,500, in feet.LOWEST CLOUD BASEft05001,0001,5002,0002,500Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMLIFRIFRMVFR

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

Precipitation

0.31 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.06 in, in the hour to 1 AM.

Last 24 hours
0.31in
Wettest hour
0.06in
1 AM
Hours with some
17
Precipitation at Middleton Isl. Amos, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.06, the latest trace, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.10Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

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

Middleton Isl. Amos: 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 Middleton Island Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

Middleton Isl. AmosPAMD

At an airfield/1.6 mi away/46 ft/54 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

-

Snow on the ground

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