CDV Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport, Cordova, AK · PACV

Current weather at Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport in Cordova, AK (IATA CDV, ICAO PACV): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 030° at 4 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)

VFRObserved at 12:53Z on Nov 5, 33 minutes ago

Wind: from the north-northeast (030° true) at 4 knots.
Visibility: 10 miles or more.
Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
Clouds: broken clouds at 3,400 ft; the ceiling is 3,400 ft above the ground.
Temperature: 4°C (40°F), dew point 3°C (38°F).
Altimeter: 29.20 inHg (989 hPa).

METAR PACV 051253Z 03004KT 10SM BKN034 04/03 A2920 RMK AO2 SLP887 T00440033

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 030° at 4 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
09 Most headwind	114°	0 kt	4 kt from the left	7,500 ft
27	294°	0 kt	4 kt from the right	7,500 ft
16	181°	Tailwind 3 kt	2 kt from the left	1,934 ft
34	001°	3 kt	2 kt from the right	1,934 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 11:28Z, valid Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF PACV 051128Z 0512/0612 VRB03KT P6SM -SHRA SCT030 OVC040 TEMPO 0512/0515 5SM -RA BR FM051500 08003KT 5SM -RA BR OVC030 FM051900 07003KT P6SM -SHRA OVC040 FM060000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN100

Nov 5 12:00Z to 15:00Z
Wind variable at 3 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; light rain showers; scattered clouds at 3,000 ft, overcast at 4,000 ft.
Temporarily, Nov 5 12:00Z to 15:00Z
Visibility 5 miles; light rain, mist.
From Nov 5 15:00Z (until 19:00Z)
Wind 080° at 3 kt; visibility 5 miles; light rain, mist; overcast at 3,000 ft.
From Nov 5 19:00Z (until Nov 6 00:00Z)
Wind 070° at 3 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; light rain showers; overcast at 4,000 ft.
From Nov 6 00:00Z (until 12:00Z)
Wind variable at 3 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 10,000 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.