Airport information, from map to hotels via aeronautical information. And the aeronautical weather for the pilots with current weather and short-term forecasts with METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report, observation message of meteorological conditions for aviation) and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term forecast message of meteorological conditions for aviation ). And other resources such as VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare flights.
Nikolai airport (United State)
Nikolai airport is located near Nikolai, with Lake Minchumina at 87mi↑, Skwentna at 118mi↑, Ruby at 124mi↑, Denali Borough at 139mi↑, Matanuska-Susitna Borough at 142mi↑, Old Village at 142mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in United State and Southernmost airports in United State
→ See also airports in United State
aerial view of Nikolai airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : PAFS
- IATA code : NIB
- Local code : -
Elevation : 134 m = 440ft
→ See also Highest airports in USA and Lowest airports in United State
Runways
- runway 04/22 : 1220m = 4003ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in United State
Coming to Nikolai airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
By plane :
- Nikolai airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Farewell airport at 38mi : book on Trip.com
- McGrath airport at 39mi : book on Trip.com
weather : light snow at Lake Minchumina
16 ↗ 21°F
wind ↑ 0mph
extreme cold alert with 16°F at Lake Minchumina
Tuesday : extreme cold alert with 14°F at Lake Minchumina
Aviation weather for Nikolai airport PAFS NIB
METAR for Nikolai airport PAFS NIB
PAFS 012112Z AUTO VRB03KT 2 1/2SM RA BR OVC026 02/02 A2943 RMK AO2 VIS 1 3/4V4 SLP973 P0015 60032 T00220022 55006 FZRANO
Decoded METAR for Nikolai airport PAFS NIB
METAR issued by PAFS on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 21:12 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 26 days and 636 hours and -37402 minutes ago.
visibility is 4km = 3sm.
The temperature is 2°C = 36°F, dew point is 2°C = 36°F. The air is saturated with water : relative air humidity is 100 %.
QNH is 997hPa = 29.43inHg
Wind 6km/h = 3kt, direction is °.
Clouds : overcast at 2600ft = 790m.
rain
mist
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor VIS 1 3/4V4 Sea Level Pressure SLP=973 P0015 60032 T00220022 55006 freezing rain NO
No TAF for Nikolai airport
but aviation weather is available at McGrath airport (PAMC) at 39mi↑
NOTAM for Nikolai airport
Around Nikolai airport (United State)
near
- Hotels in Lake Minchumina
- MoMA (New York) at 3473mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 3483mi↑
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 3787mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 4601mi↑
- Paris at 4603mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 4603mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 4663mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 4664mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 4672mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 4690mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 4693mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 4693mi↑
- for Nikolai airport at 0mi↑
- for Medfra airport at 13mi↑
- for Nixon Fork Mine airport at 19mi↑
nearest airports to Nikolai airport (United State)
- Medfra airport ( US-MDR) at 13mi↑defunct airport
- Nixon Fork Mine airport ( AK40) at 19mi↑
- Farewell airport (PAFW FWL ) at 38mi↑NOTAM
- Mc Grath seaplane base ( 16Z) at 39mi↑
- McGrath airport (PAMC MCG ) at 39mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Farewell Lake seaplane base (PAFK ) at 40mi↑NOTAM
- Tin Creek airport (PAFL ) at 41mi↑NOTAM
- Telida airport ( TLF 2K5) at 43mi↑
- Tatalina LRRS airport (PATL TLJ ) at 52mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Takotna airport ( TCT ) at 52mi↑
→ See also Former airports in United State
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap