KTN Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Ketchikan International Airport, Ketchikan, AK · PAKT

Current weather at Ketchikan International Airport in Ketchikan, AK (IATA KTN, ICAO PAKT): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 130° at 11 kt, gusting 19 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 13:19Z on Nov 5, 10 minutes ago

Wind: from the southeast (130° true) at 11 knots, gusting 19 knots.
Visibility: 10 miles or more.
Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
Clouds: few clouds at 1,800 ft, broken clouds at 4,200 ft, overcast at 5,500 ft; the ceiling is 4,200 ft above the ground.
Temperature: 9°C (48°F), dew point 7°C (44°F).
Altimeter: 29.67 inHg (1005 hPa).

SPECI PAKT 051319Z AUTO 13011G19KT 10SM FEW018 BKN042 OVC055 09/07 A2967 RMK AO2 RAB00E11 P0000 T00890067 TSNO $

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 130° at 11 kt, gusting 19 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
11 Most headwind	136°	11 kt (gusts 19)	1 kt from the left (gusts 2)	7,500 ft
29	316°	Tailwind 11 kt (gusts tail 19)	1 kt from the right (gusts 2)	7,500 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 11:34Z, valid Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF PAKT 051134Z 0512/0612 14010KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035 OVC045 FM051800 14025G45KT 6SM -RA BR SCT025 OVC050 WS020/16040KT FM052000 14030G50KT 5SM -RA BR BKN025 OVC050 WS020/16060KT FM052200 14040G55KT 4SM -RA BR OVC025 WS020/16060KT FM060300 14025G40KT 5SM -RA BR BKN020 OVC030 WS020/16040KT FM060500 14026G34KT 6SM -RA BR BKN020 OVC030 WS020/19050KT FM060900 14017G26KT P6SM -RA BKN025 OVC035 WS020/20040KT AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 0512/0515

Nov 5 12:00Z to 18:00Z
Wind 140° at 10 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; light rain showers; broken clouds at 3,500 ft, overcast at 4,500 ft.
From Nov 5 18:00Z (until 20:00Z)
Wind 140° at 25 kt, gusting 45 kt; visibility 6 miles; light rain, mist; scattered clouds at 2,500 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft; wind shear at 2,000 ft, 160° at 40 kt.
From Nov 5 20:00Z (until 22:00Z)
Wind 140° at 30 kt, gusting 50 kt; visibility 5 miles; light rain, mist; broken clouds at 2,500 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft; wind shear at 2,000 ft, 160° at 60 kt.
From Nov 5 22:00Z (until Nov 6 03:00Z)
Wind 140° at 40 kt, gusting 55 kt; visibility 4 miles; light rain, mist; overcast at 2,500 ft; wind shear at 2,000 ft, 160° at 60 kt.
From Nov 6 03:00Z (until 05:00Z)
Wind 140° at 25 kt, gusting 40 kt; visibility 5 miles; light rain, mist; broken clouds at 2,000 ft, overcast at 3,000 ft; wind shear at 2,000 ft, 160° at 40 kt.
From Nov 6 05:00Z (until 09:00Z)
Wind 140° at 26 kt, gusting 34 kt; visibility 6 miles; light rain, mist; broken clouds at 2,000 ft, overcast at 3,000 ft; wind shear at 2,000 ft, 190° at 50 kt.
From Nov 6 09:00Z (until 12:00Z)
Wind 140° at 17 kt, gusting 26 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; light rain; broken clouds at 2,500 ft, overcast at 3,500 ft; wind shear at 2,000 ft, 200° at 40 kt.

Airport diagram

Official FAA PDF (effective Oct 29 to Nov 26)

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

FBOs and services

FBOs

Atlantic Aviation Ketchikan1500 Airport Terminal Way, Ketchikan, AK+1 907-531-9891Hours: Mon-Sun: 0630-2030 On-call services with prior arrangements (4 hours advance notice required for on-call services)Atlantic pageSource: Atlantic Aviation

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Atlantic Aviation locations, as of Nov 5, 2026.

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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.