METAR & TAF PAOU
Current METAR
Observed 22:14Z
PAOU 102214Z AUTO 15011KT 10SM -RA BKN028 BKN035 OVC080 09/07 A2960 RMK AO2 RAB05 P0000
- Wind
- 150° @ 11 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 9°C / 7°C
- Altimeter
- 29.60 inHg
- Clouds
- OVC
- Density alt
- -306 ft
- Ceiling
- 2,800 ft AGL
- Rules
- MVFR
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
- 2 NM E
- VFR sectional
- KODIAK
- ARTCC
- ZAN · ANCHORAGE
- NOTAM facility
- OUL (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- RUSSELL RUTA
- Phone
- 907-532-2579
- Address
- BOX 97, COLD BAY AK 99571
Flight service · Hours
- FSS CDB
- COLD BAY907-532-24661-800-478-7250
- Attendance
- Unattended
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 08
LEFT TRAFFICRunway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15', road, 0' from thr, 50' R of cntrln, slope 0 |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15', road, 0' from thr, 50' R of cntrln, slope 0 |
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 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
- 100LL
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Not published
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- 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
- SEA BIRDS ALG BEACH ADJ TO RWY.
- RWY COND UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR USE.
- WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
Lighting notes
- ACTVT MIRL RWY 08/26 - CTAF.
Approach & departure obstructions
- 08CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS 45 DEG SLOPE.
- 26CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS 45 DEG SLOPE.
Other notes
- 08/26FIRST 300 FT SOFT.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · PAOU
Answer card- ICAO
- PAOU
- Name
- NELSON LAGOON
- Location
- NELSON LAGOON, ALASKA
- Elevation
- 14 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,014 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 08/26 · 4,003 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 1
- Magnetic variation
- 11°
- Current flight rules
- MVFR
- Current wind
- 150° at 11 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 08
Nelson Lagoon Airport (PAOU) sits in Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. Field elevation is 14 ft MSL. The airport has one runway. Runway 08/26 is 4,003 ft long with a gravel-dirt surface. The runway headings are 96° and 276° magnetic. There is no control tower. CTAF is 122.9.
No ILS approaches are published here. Pattern altitude is not published, so use standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston operations unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. The field is close to the beach. Large sea birds are present along that area. The first 300 ft of runway 08 is soft in the middle. Runway condition is not monitored, so a visual inspection before landing is a smart move. Medium intensity runway lights on 08/26 are activated by the CTAF.
There are no on-field FBOs listed. Plan on self-sufficiency and verify current services with the airport operator or the field directly before arrival. A weather camera is available online for a current look at conditions. For a first trip in, pay attention to surface condition, bird activity and the lack of published instrument approach support.