PAKN King Salmon

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 1248 minutes old — treat with caution.

certainty: — evidence: NONE Class D

Wind 320° true at 3 kt · VFR · 1248 min old

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30 18% 8900 ft · 3 kt head, 0 kt x-right

12 18% 8900 ft · 3 kt TAIL, 0 kt x-left

36 16% 4017 ft · 2 kt head, 2 kt x-left

18 16% 4017 ft · 2 kt TAIL, 2 kt x-right

NW 16% 4000 ft

SE 16% 4000 ft

Active NOTAMs affecting runways

SURFACE RWY 12 until 10-18 15:31Z

RWY 12 FICON 5/5/5 100 PCT WET OBS AT 2610171531.

SURFACE RWY 18 until 10-18 15:31Z

RWY 18 FICON 5/5/5 100 PCT WET OBS AT 2610171531.

Why — evidence behind this answer

Runway 30

PRIOR runway length 8900 ft +0.11
WIND 3 kt headwind, 0 kt right crosswind 1248 min ago +0.00

Runway 12

PRIOR runway length 8900 ft +0.11
WIND 3 kt TAILWIND, 0 kt left crosswind 1248 min ago -0.00

Runway 36

PRIOR runway length 4017 ft -0.05
WIND 2 kt headwind, 2 kt left crosswind 1248 min ago +0.00

Runway 18

PRIOR runway length 4017 ft -0.05
WIND 2 kt TAILWIND, 2 kt right crosswind 1248 min ago -0.00

Runway NW

PRIOR runway length 4000 ft -0.05

Runway SE

PRIOR runway length 4000 ft -0.05

Sources consulted

source	status	age	note
D_ATIS	UNAVAILABLE		No D-ATIS at this field
METAR	OK	1248 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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PAKN field & runways

King Salmon, King Salmon, Alaska. Field elevation 73 ft. Class D airspace. Towered. Magnetic variation 11.0°E on record, 11.4°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 0.253°/year west — about 1° every 4 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
12	131.9°	120.5°	matches rule gives runway 13 in ~18 yr	8,900 ft	ASPH	left	ILS
18	196.3°	184.9°	matches rule gives runway 19 within a year	4,017 ft	ASPH	left
30	311.9°	300.5°	matches rule gives runway 31 in ~18 yr	8,900 ft	ASPH	left
36	16.3°	4.9°	matches rule gives runway 1 within a year	4,017 ft	ASPH	left
NW	not published		—	4,000 ft	WATER	left
SE	not published		—	4,000 ft	WATER	left

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PAKN ☆ King Salmon