Ralph Wien Memorial Airport METAR PAOT

VFRMedium AirportElev. 4 m (14 ft)

Ralph Wien Memorial Airport is situated in Kotzebue, United States. The ICAO code of Ralph Wien Memorial Airport is PAOT and the IATA code is OTZ.
It has 2 runways: Asphalt runway 09/27 with a length of 6,300 ft (1,920 m), GVL runway 17/35 with a length of 3,800 ft (1,158 m).
The elevation is 4 m (14 ft). Its coordinates are:

2026-08-22 01:53 UTC

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Flight Cat

VFR

Temp

11.1°C

Wind

9kt

Visibility

7sm

Ceiling

6,000ft

Altimeter

29.59inHg

Raw METAR

METAR PAOT 220153Z AUTO 09009KT 7SM -RA FEW049 OVC060 11/11 A2959 RMK AO2 SLP022 P0004 T01110106 TSNO

Decoded

Wind: From 090° (E) at 9 kt
Visibility: 7 sm
Weather: Light Rain
Sky: Few (1–2 oktas) at 4,900 ft (1,494 m) · Overcast (8 oktas) at 6,000 ft (1,829 m)
Temp / DP: 11.1°C (52°F) · Dew point 10.6°C (51°F)
Altimeter: 1002 hPa · 29.59 inHg
Sea level P: 1002.2 hPa

TAF

Valid 22 Aug 00:00 UTC – 23 Aug 00:00 UTC

Raw TAF

TAF PAOT 212320Z 2200/2224 20006KT P6SM -RA FEW015 BKN040 OVC070 FM220700 01008KT 6SM -RA BKN010 OVC020 FM221300 34016G25KT 6SM BR VCSH BKN008 OVC020 FM221900 34018KT P6SM FEW030

VFRMVFRIFRLIFR

Sat 22 Aug06:0012:0018:00Sun 23 AugNOW

Sat 22 Aug

BASE00:00 – 07:00 UTC

200° / 6 kt> 6 smLight RainFEW 1,500ft · BKN 4,000ft · OVC 7,000ft

VFR

FM07:00 – 13:00 UTC

010° / 8 kt6 smLight RainBKN 1,000ft · OVC 2,000ft

MVFR

FM13:00 – 19:00 UTC

340° / 16 G25 kt6 smMist, Vicinity ShowersBKN 800ft · OVC 2,000ft

IFR

FM19:00 – 00:00 UTC

340° / 18 kt> 6 smFEW 3,000ft

VFR

Forecast via NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Runways

Arrow tail (crossbar) = wind FROM · head = toward aircraft · center = direction & speed

Runway	Heading	Length	Surface	Wind Offset	Headwind	Crosswind
09 ★ best	102°	6,300 ft (1,920 m)	Asphalt	12°	↑ 9 kt	2 kt L
27	282°	6,300 ft (1,920 m)	Asphalt	168°	↓ 9 kt	2 kt R
17	194°	3,800 ft (1,158 m)	GVL	104°	↓ 2 kt	9 kt L
35	14°	3,800 ft (1,158 m)	GVL	76°	↑ 2 kt	9 kt R

Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind

Sunrise & Sunset

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Sunrise14:45 UTC

Sunset07:00 UTC

Daylight:16h 14m

00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

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Nearby Weather

ICAO	Airport	Distance	Category	Wind	Visibility	Sky	Temp
PAWN	—	77 km	VFR	Calm	> 10 sm	OVC 4400ft	10°C
PADE	—	91 km	VFR	140° 7 kt	> 10 sm	BKN 4900ft	12.2°C
PAIK	—	95 km	VFR	090° 5 kt	9 sm	OVC 6000ft	11°C
PASK	—	119 km	VFR	160° 6 kt	> 10 sm	OVC 5500ft	11.7°C
PAVL	—	126 km	VFR	310° 9 kt	> 10 sm	OVC 6000ft	10°C
PASH	—	170 km	IFR	360° 13 kt	> 10 sm	OVC 800ft	10°C

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