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Minchumina Airport, Alaska

Small airport in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska

Airfield

Code
MHM
ICAO
PAMH
IATA
LMA
Field elevation
678 ft
Serves
Minchumina
Kind
Small airport
Scheduled service
Yes
Its own instrument
PAMH
Wind now
Calm, read 16 Oct, 02:56

Runways

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceHeading, trueWind along it nowCrosswind now
03 / 21 unlit4,184 ft100 ftGVL44° / 224°CalmCalm
03211,000 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 Minchumina (PAMH), Minchumina Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.

Temperature

35 F at 2 AM; 40 F at its warmest, 1 PM Thursday, and 34 F at its coolest, 4 AM Thursday.

Now
35F
2 AM
Highest
40F
1 PM Thursday
Lowest
34F
4 AM Thursday
Temperature and Dew point at Minchumina, temperature from 34.0 to 40.0, the latest 35.0; dew point from 26.0 to 31.0, the latest 31.0, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINTF253035406 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AMFREEZINGTEMPERATUREDEW POINT

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

Humidity and dew point

A dew point of 31 F, the air 85% saturated; the humidity ran from 59% at 2 PM Thursday to 85% at 2 AM.

Dew point now
31F
2 AM
Humidity now
85%
Humidity, range
59 to 85%
Relative humidity at Minchumina, relative humidity from 59 to 85, the latest 85, in per cent.RELATIVE HUMIDITY%50607080906 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM

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

Wind

5 mph from the east at 3 AM; at its strongest 9 mph, 11 AM Thursday, with a gust of 22 mph at 2 PM Thursday.

Now
5mph
from the east
Strongest
9mph
11 AM Thursday
Highest gust
22mph
2 PM Thursday
Wind and Gust at Minchumina, wind from 1 to 9, the latest 5; gust from 16 to 22, the latest 16, in miles an hour.WIND AND GUSTmph01020306 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AMWINDGUST
Wind direction at Minchumina, wind direction from 10 to 100, the latest 100, in degrees.WIND DIRECTION°0901802703606 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM

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

Pressure

29.28 inHg at 3 AM, rising 0.03 inHg over 3 hours; 0.32 inHg lower than a day before.

Now
29.28inHg
3 AM
3 hours
+0.03inHg
rising
24 hours
-0.32inHg
Pressure, altimeter at Minchumina, pressure, altimeter from 29.20 to 29.60, the latest 29.28, in inches of mercury.PRESSURE, ALTIMETERinHg29.2029.4029.606 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AM

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
Visibility at Minchumina, visibility from 10.0 to 10.0, the latest 10.0, in miles.VISIBILITYmi02.557.5106 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AMLIFRIFRMVFRVFR

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

Cloud base

The lowest cloud base came down to 8,500 ft at 2 AM; a base was reported in 10 of the hours.

Lowest base now
8,500ft
Lowest in 24 hours
8,500ft
2 AM
Hours with a base reported
10
Lowest cloud base at Minchumina, lowest cloud base from 8,500 to 11,000, the latest 8,500, in feet.LOWEST CLOUD BASEft8,0009,00010,00011,0006 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 163 AMVFR

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Minchumina 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

MinchuminaPAMH

At an airfield/0.0 mi away/702 ft/24 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

1 N Lake MinchuminaLMHA2

At a river or reservoir gauge/0.6 mi away/900 ft/222 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

measured daily1 instrument

Lake MinchuminaLMHA2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.6 mi away/900 ft/222 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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