PAOT Ralph Wien Meml

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 1389 minutes old — treat with caution.

certainty: — evidence: NONE no tower now Class E

Wind 330° true at 15 kt · VFR · 1389 min old

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27 26% 6300 ft · 10 kt head, 11 kt x-right

9 26% 6300 ft · 10 kt TAIL, 11 kt x-left

36 24% 3876 ft · 11 kt head, 10 kt x-left

18 24% 3876 ft · 11 kt TAIL, 10 kt x-right

Active NOTAMs affecting runways

APCH OTS RWY 9 until 10-31 15:00Z

NAV ILS RWY 09 LOC/GP/DME U/S

Why — evidence behind this answer

Runway 27

PRIOR runway length 6300 ft +0.05
WIND 10 kt headwind, 11 kt right crosswind 1389 min ago +0.00

Runway 9

PRIOR runway length 6300 ft +0.05
WIND 10 kt TAILWIND, 11 kt left crosswind 1389 min ago -0.00

Runway 36

PRIOR runway length 3876 ft -0.05
WIND 11 kt headwind, 10 kt left crosswind 1389 min ago +0.00

Runway 18

PRIOR runway length 3876 ft -0.05
WIND 11 kt TAILWIND, 10 kt right crosswind 1389 min ago -0.00

Sources consulted

source	status	age	note
D_ATIS	UNAVAILABLE		No D-ATIS at this field
METAR	OK	1389 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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PAOT field & runways

Ralph Wien Meml, Kotzebue, Alaska. Field elevation 15 ft. Class E airspace. Non-towered (NON-ATCT). Magnetic variation 9.0°E on record, 8.1°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 0.38°/year west — about 1° every 3 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
18	193.9°	185.8°	runway 19 by the rule today · 5.8° past	3,876 ft	GRVL	left
27	281.8°	273.7°	matches rule gives runway 28 in ~4 yr	6,300 ft	ASPH	left
36	13.9°	5.8°	runway 1 by the rule today · 5.8° past	3,876 ft	GRVL	left
9	101.8°	93.7°	matches rule gives runway 10 in ~4 yr	6,300 ft	ASPH	left	ILS

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PAOT ☆ Ralph Wien Meml