SIT Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport, Sitka, AK · PASI

Current weather at Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport in Sitka, AK (IATA SIT, ICAO PASI): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 100° at 13 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 east (100° true) at 13 knots.
Visibility: 9 miles.
Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
Clouds: scattered clouds at 4,100 ft, broken clouds at 4,900 ft; the ceiling is 4,900 ft above the ground.
Temperature: 8°C (46°F), dew point 4°C (39°F).
Altimeter: 29.45 inHg (997 hPa).

METAR PASI 051253Z 10013KT 9SM SCT041 BKN049 08/04 A2945 RMK AO2 RAB09E29 SLP972 P0000 T00780039 $

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 100° at 13 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	8 kt from the left	7,200 ft
29	316°	Tailwind 11 kt	8 kt from the right	7,200 ft

Forecast (TAF)

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

TAF PASI 051134Z 0512/0612 16010KT P6SM BKN025 FM051600 11015G25KT P6SM -RA SCT025 OVC040 FM051800 11020G35KT 6SM -RA BR BKN025 OVC040 WS020/12040KT FM052300 10030G40KT 4SM -RA OVC025 WS020/12050KT FM060300 12020G35KT 6SM -RA BR OVC025 WS020/13040KT FM060800 14019G27KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015

Nov 5 12:00Z to 16:00Z
Wind 160° at 10 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 2,500 ft.
From Nov 5 16:00Z (until 18:00Z)
Wind 110° at 15 kt, gusting 25 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; light rain; scattered clouds at 2,500 ft, overcast at 4,000 ft.
From Nov 5 18:00Z (until 23:00Z)
Wind 110° at 20 kt, gusting 35 kt; visibility 6 miles; light rain, mist; broken clouds at 2,500 ft, overcast at 4,000 ft; wind shear at 2,000 ft, 120° at 40 kt.
From Nov 5 23:00Z (until Nov 6 03:00Z)
Wind 100° at 30 kt, gusting 40 kt; visibility 4 miles; light rain; overcast at 2,500 ft; wind shear at 2,000 ft, 120° at 50 kt.
From Nov 6 03:00Z (until 08:00Z)
Wind 120° at 20 kt, gusting 35 kt; visibility 6 miles; light rain, mist; overcast at 2,500 ft; wind shear at 2,000 ft, 130° at 40 kt.
From Nov 6 08:00Z (until 12:00Z)
Wind 140° at 19 kt, gusting 27 kt; visibility 4 miles; light rain, mist; overcast at 1,500 ft.

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 Sitka603 Airport Drive, Sitka, AK+1 907-747-7222Hours: Mon-Sun: 0700-1900 On-call services with prior arrangementsAtlantic pageSource: Atlantic Aviation

FBO locations from the operators' own sites, may be out of date. Call ahead to confirm services and hours.

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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.