AKN Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

King Salmon Airport, King Salmon, AK · PAKN

Current weather at King Salmon Airport in King Salmon, AK (IATA AKN, ICAO PAKN): the latest observation puts the airport in LIFR (low instrument flight rules) conditions, wind 310° at 5 kt. Below are the latest METAR and TAF from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center, decoded into plain English, and the headwind and crosswind on each runway.

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Current conditions (METAR)

LIFRObserved at 12:54Z on Nov 5, 36 minutes ago

Wind: from the northwest (310° true) at 5 knots.
Visibility: 1 1/2 miles.
Weather: light rain, mist.
Clouds: overcast at 400 ft; the ceiling is 400 ft above the ground.
Temperature: 1°C (34°F), dew point 1°C (34°F).
Altimeter: 29.03 inHg (983 hPa).

METAR PAKN 051254Z 31005KT 1 1/2SM -RA BR OVC004 01/01 A2903 RMK AO2 SLP833 P0001 T00110011

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 310° at 5 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked, among runways at least half as long as the longest.

Runway	Heading (true)	Headwind	Crosswind	Length
12	132°	Tailwind 5 kt	0 kt	8,900 ft
30 Most headwind	312°	5 kt	0 kt	8,900 ft
18	196°	Tailwind 2 kt	5 kt from the right	4,017 ft
36	016°	2 kt	5 kt from the left	4,017 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 11:24Z, valid Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF PAKN 051124Z 0512/0612 27006KT 5SM -RA BR OVC004 TEMPO 0512/0516 1 1/2SM -RA BR OVC003 FM051600 27006KT 3SM -RA BR OVC004 FM052000 26005KT 2SM -RA BR OVC007 FM060300 28005KT 5SM -SHRA BR SCT004 OVC008

Nov 5 12:00Z to 16:00Z
Wind 270° at 6 kt; visibility 5 miles; light rain, mist; overcast at 400 ft.
Temporarily, Nov 5 12:00Z to 16:00Z
Visibility 1 1/2 miles; light rain, mist; overcast at 300 ft.
From Nov 5 16:00Z (until 20:00Z)
Wind 270° at 6 kt; visibility 3 miles; light rain, mist; overcast at 400 ft.
From Nov 5 20:00Z (until Nov 6 03:00Z)
Wind 260° at 5 kt; visibility 2 miles; light rain, mist; overcast at 700 ft.
From Nov 6 03:00Z (until 12:00Z)
Wind 280° at 5 kt; visibility 5 miles; light rain showers, mist; scattered clouds at 400 ft, overcast at 800 ft.

Airport diagram

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FAA airport diagram, cycle 2611, effective Oct 29 to Nov 26, 2026. Reference only, not for navigation.

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Times are UTC (Z); the time after a slash is the local time at the airport. Weather and runway data come from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov) and are refreshed here every few minutes; the plain-English summaries are generated by cwsi.net and may simplify, so the raw METAR and TAF are authoritative. Runway headings are true, worked out from NOAA's runway alignment. cwsi.net is not affiliated with NOAA or the FAA: get an official weather briefing before flight.