PAAK Atka

UNKNOWN

Unknown — not enough evidence to call a runway

We don't know, and saying so beats guessing. No D-ATIS feed here — a voice ATIS/AWOS may exist; check the frequency. No ADS-B traffic data available. Weather observation is 1410 minutes old — treat with caution.

certainty: — evidence: NONE no tower now

Wind 260° true at 7 kt · VFR · 1410 min old

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34 50% 4500 ft · 1 kt head, 7 kt x-left

16 50% 4500 ft · 1 kt TAIL, 7 kt x-right

Why — evidence behind this answer

Runway 34

WIND 1 kt headwind, 7 kt left crosswind 1410 min ago -0.00

Runway 16

WIND 1 kt TAILWIND, 7 kt right crosswind 1410 min ago -0.00

Sources consulted

source	status	age	note
D_ATIS	UNAVAILABLE		No D-ATIS at this field
METAR	OK	1410 min
ADSB	UNAVAILABLE		No ADS-B track history here yet
NOTAM	OK
CIFP	NOT_CONFIGURED		Instrument procedures: phase 4

Recent operations

No operations observed in the last hour. (No ADS-B track history here yet)

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PAAK field & runways

Atka, Atka, Alaska. Field elevation 55 ft. Non-towered (NON-ATCT). Magnetic variation 8.0°E on record, 4.2°E today.

The FAA's variation of record is the number this field was surveyed against; the second is where north points now, from WMM2025. It is moving 0.179°/year west — about 1° every 6 years — which is why runway numbers eventually stop matching their pavement.

Runway data from the FAA NASR 01 Oct 2026 cycle. Where NASR locates both thresholds, the true heading is the bearing between them rather than NASR's whole-degree alignment. Magnetic is that heading against *today's* declination from WMM2025, not the field's variation of record — so it can differ from the chart by the gap between the two shown above. The number painted on the runway is the one ATC uses.
Runway	True	Magnetic	Number	Length	Surface	Pattern	Notes
16	165.2°	161.0°	matches rule gives runway 17 in ~23 yr	4,500 ft	ASPH
34	345.2°	341.0°	matches rule gives runway 35 in ~23 yr	4,500 ft	ASPH

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