METAR & TAF PAAQ
Current METAR
Observed 17:53Z
PAAQ 131753Z 12012KT 10SM BKN100 10/02 A2961 RMK AO2 SLP028 T01000017 10100 20044 53002 $
- Wind
- 120° @ 12 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 10°C / 2°C
- Altimeter
- 29.61 inHg
- Clouds
- BKN
- Density alt
- 93 ft
- Ceiling
- 10,000 ft AGL
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 1 NM SE
- VFR sectional
- ANCHORAGE
- ARTCC
- ZAN · ANCHORAGE
- NOTAM facility
- PAQ (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- JOHN DIUMENTI
- Phone
- 907-761-1334
- Address
- 231 W EVERGREEN, PALMER AK 99645
Flight service · Hours
- FSS PAQ
- PALMER907-745-2495LC745-2495
- Attendance
- M-F · 0800-1700
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 10
LEFT TRAFFIC| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 164° / 344° | 6,006 ft | ASPH | Standard L |
| 10/28Favored | 97° / 277° | 3,616 ft | ASPH | Standard L |
| 16S/34S | 164° / 344° | 1,560 ft | GRVL | Standard L |
Runway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 6,006' | 6,006' | 6,006' | 5,506' | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | 79', trees, 1123' from thr, 337' R of cntrln, slope 11 |
| 34 | 6,006' | 6,006' | 6,006' | 6,006' | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | 67', trees, 1300' from thr, 295' R of cntrln, slope 16 |
| 10 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | 15', road, 200' from thr, 200' R of cntrln, slope 0 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | 5', hill, 240' from thr, 235' R of cntrln, slope 8 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LLA1
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- AFRT,CARGO,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Not published
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Yes
- Segmented circle
- Yes
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- Transient parking is on the north ramp spaces T1 through T9 adjacent to the flight service station; large aircraft transient parking is on the south ramp spaces T10, T11, and T12.Show FAA
- Skydiving and glider activity occur on and in the vicinity of the airport from April through September; banner towing operations occur May through October Thursday through Sunday.Show FAA
- Fire tanker base is at the north end; multiple large aircraft flights are active May through September; use designated runup area and give way to emergency aircraft; information available from flight service station at 907-745-2495 or frequency 122.4.Show FAA
- Automated flight service station is available at PAQ FSS when open; at other times contact Kenai FSS on frequency 134.75.Show FAA
- RWY COND AVBL 1000 M-F; WKEND & HOL NA.
- Weather camera available on the internet at http://weathercams.faa.gov.Show FAA
- Waterfowl and birds are present on the airport, especially in spring and fall.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- When the flight service station is closed, activate runway end identifier lights for runways 16 and 34; use the PAPI for runways 10, 28, 16, and 34; medium intensity runway lights for runways 16/34 and 10/28 are controlled by CTAF.Show FAA
Fuel notes
- A1Fuel is available on the north and south ramps 24 hours a day with credit card.Show FAA
Runway surface & condition
- 16S/34SRunway 16S/34S is available on the west side and parallel to runway 16/34; simultaneous parallel operations are not authorized; threshold and edge are marked with cones; winter maintenance is not available; sequence is CTAF.Show FAA
- 10/28Runway 10/28 is closed to aircraft over 12,500 pounds.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 10There is a road 200 feet right, 5 to 200 feet from the threshold of runway 10.Show FAA
- 10There is a 7-foot fence 435 feet west of the threshold of runway 10.Show FAA
- 34The PAPI for runway 34 is unusable beyond 5.4 nautical miles and does not provide obstacle clearance beyond 5.4 nautical miles from the threshold.Show FAA
- 28The PAPI for runway 28 is unusable beyond 3.0 nautical miles and does not provide obstacle clearance beyond 3.0 nautical miles from the threshold.Show FAA
- 10The central obstruction exceeds a 45 degree slope near runway 10.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · PAAQ
Answer card- ICAO
- PAAQ
- Name
- WARREN "BUD" WOODS PALMER MUNI
- Location
- PALMER, ALASKA
- Elevation
- 248.6 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,248.6 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 16/34 · 6,006 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 3
- Magnetic variation
- 16°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 120° at 12 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 10
Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Muni sits in Palmer, Alaska at 248.6 ft MSL. It has three runways. The longest is 16/34 at 6,006 ft. There is no control tower. No ILS approaches are published here. The published pattern altitude is not listed, so use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston operations unless current local guidance says otherwise.
This is an active Alaska field with mixed traffic. Skydiving and glider activity can show up from April through September. Banner towing runs May through October, Thursday through Sunday. Fire tanker operations are also based here. Give way to emergency aircraft and use the designated runup area. Runway 10/28 is closed to aircraft over 12,500 pounds. The PAPI on 28 is not usable beyond 3.0 NM from the threshold. The PAPI on 34 is not usable beyond 5.4 NM from the threshold. Runway 10 has a road close in on the right side near the threshold, plus a fence west of the threshold. Fuel is available 24 hours a day on the north and south ramps. Hinchinbrook Aerofuel and Northern Petroleum Services are on the field. Both carry 100LL and Jet A. Transient parking is on the north ramp for T1 through T9. Large transient aircraft park on the south ramp in T10 through T12.