METAR & TAF POWS
POWS does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: PAKW (KLAWOCK) · 19.4 NM away. Conditions at POWS may differ.
METAR · PAKW
Observed 04:53Z
PAKW 270453Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM SCT013 BKN060 15/10 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP077 T01500100 TSNO $
- Wind
- 190° @ 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 15°C / 10°C
- Altimeter
- 29.76 inHg
- Clouds
- BKN
- Density alt
- 198 ft
- Ceiling
- 6,000 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
- 0 NM NE
- VFR sectional
- KETCHIKAN
- ARTCC
- ZAN · ANCHORAGE
- NOTAM facility
- KTN (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- BRIAN CUNNIGHAM
- Phone
- 253-225-4256
- Address
- P.O. BOX 549, CRAIG AK 99921
Flight service · Hours
- FSS KTN
- KETCHIKAN907-225-9481LC225-9481
- 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
- No
- Segmented circle
- No
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
- HIGH MTNS ALL SIDES EXCEPT ENTRANCE; ONE WAY OPNS-NO SOUTH OPNS; SUBJECT TO HEAVY SWELLS & SQUIRRELY WINDS.
- LARGE OCEAN SWELLS COMMON IN BAY. EXPOSED TO NORTH WIND.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · POWS
Answer card- ICAO
- POWS
- Name
- STEAMBOAT BAY
- Location
- STEAMBOAT BAY, 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
- 26°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 190° at 8 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
Steamboat Bay Airport (POWS) sits at Steamboat Bay in Alaska. Field elevation is 0 ft MSL. No runways are listed in the current facts, so verify the usable landing area with the current FAA Chart Supplement and the airport operator before you go. There is no control tower. CTAF is 122.9. No ILS approaches are published.
Pattern altitude is not published. Use 1,000 ft AGL only as a standard light-piston reference if the current Chart Supplement does not give you a different value. The area is exposed to north wind. Large ocean swells are common in the bay. High mountains surround all sides except the entrance. That makes the operation feel tight. The published remarks also say operations are one way with no south operations. Expect heavy swells and squirrely winds. Magnetic variation is 26°.
There are no on-field FBOs listed in the facts. Contact the airport operator directly before arrival if you need current services. For a first-time arrival, the main thing to plan around is the water and terrain. Check the current Chart Supplement for any local procedures, then confirm conditions before committing.