METAR & TAF PAEL
PAEL does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: PAGS (GUSTAVUS) · 24.5 NM away. Conditions at PAEL may differ.
METAR · PAGS
Observed 19:56Z
PAGS 131956Z AUTO 20003KT 9SM OVC036 09/05 A2978 RMK AO2 RAE10 SLP085 P0000 T00890050 $
- Wind
- 200° @ 3 kt
- Visibility
- 9 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 9°C / 5°C
- Altimeter
- 29.78 inHg
- Clouds
- OVC
- Density alt
- -546 ft
- Ceiling
- 3,600 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
- 0 NM SE
- VFR sectional
- JUNEAU
- ARTCC
- ZAN · ANCHORAGE
- NOTAM facility
- ELV (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- STEVE BELL
- Phone
- (907) 465-4512
- Address
- P.O. BOX 112506, JUNEAU AK 99811-2506
Flight service · Hours
- FSS JNU
- JUNEAU907-586-73801-866-297-2236
- Attendance
- Unattended
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY —
| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
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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
- Not available
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Not available
- Power plant repair
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Not published
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Wind indicator
- 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
- Sea swells often occur in the landing area.Show FAA
- The entrance is narrow.Show FAA
- When available, weather reports are provided hourly only.Show FAA
- Boats may be tied to the seaplane base float.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- The Althrop Rock light flashes clear every 6 seconds.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · PAEL
Answer card- ICAO
- PAEL
- Name
- ELFIN COVE
- Location
- ELFIN COVE, ALASKA
- Elevation
- 0 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,000 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 0
- Longest runway
- –
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 1
- Magnetic variation
- 27°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 200° at 3 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
PAEL serves Elfin Cove, Alaska. The field elevation is 0 ft MSL. No runways are listed in the facts, so plan on verifying the current landing setup with the airport operator before you go. This is a non-towered field. CTAF is 122.9. No ILS approaches are published.
The published pattern altitude is not listed. Use the current FAA Chart Supplement for the latest traffic pattern guidance before arrival. Sea swells often occur in the landing area. The entrance is narrow. That matters for first-time arrivals, especially if you are coming in with any wind or sea state to work around. Weather reports are only provided hourly when available. That can leave gaps between updates, so get a current briefing before launch.
No on-field FBOs are listed. Contact the airport operator directly before arrival, or call the field on CTAF/UNICOM for current FBO availability. The published remarks also note that boats may be tied to the seaplane base float. The Althrop Rock light flashes clear every 6 seconds. With no runway data published and no ILS on file, this is a field where current local information matters more than assumptions.