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Pitka airport in Galena (United State)
Pitka airport is located near Galena, with Ruby at 43mi↑, Huslia at 68mi↑, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 139mi↑, Buckland at 148mi↑, Lake Minchumina at 151mi↑, Selawik at 156mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in United State and Southernmost airports in United State
→ See also airports in United State
aerial view of Pitka airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : PAGA
- IATA code : GAL
- Local code : -
Elevation : 47 m = 154ft
→ See also Highest airports in USA and Lowest airports in United State
Runways
- runway 07/25 : 2211m = 7254ft
- runway 06/24 : 849m = 2785ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in United State
Coming to Pitka airport
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Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
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By plane :
- Pitka airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
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- Koyukuk airport at 25mi : book on Trip.com
weather : sky clear at Ruby
-26 ↗ -9°F
wind ↑ 7mph
extreme cold alert with -26°F at Ruby
Sunday : extreme cold alert with -33°F at Ruby
Aviation weather for Pitka airport PAGA GAL
METAR for Pitka airport PAGA GAL
PAGA 040756Z AUTO 02007KT 10SM OVC060 M13/M16 A2948 RMK AO2 SLP988 T11331161 FZRANO TSNO
Decoded METAR for Pitka airport PAGA GAL
METAR issued by PAGA on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 07:56 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 3 days and 89 hours and -4313 minutes ago.
visibility is 16km = 10sm.
The temperature is -13°C = 9°F, dew point is -16°C = 3°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 78 %.
QNH is 998hPa = 29.48inHg
Wind 13km/h = 7kt, direction is 20°.
Clouds : overcast at 6000ft = 1830m.
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=988 T11331161 freezing rain NO T snow O
TAF for Pitka airport PAGA GAL
PAGA 040539Z 0406/0506 01006KT P6SM SKC FM041000 04010G25KT P6SM OVC050 FM041400 05010KT 6SM -SHSN OVC050 FM042000 06010KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC015 FM050300 06008KT 6SM -SHSN OVC025
Decoded TAF for Pitka airport PAGA GAL
TAF issued by PAGA on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 05:39 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 3 days and 19 hours and 24 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Wednesday, February 4, 2026 à 06:00 heure TU to Wednesday, February 4, 2026 à 10:00 heure UTC
0406/0506 01006KT P6SM SKC
sky clear
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 10°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
from Wednesday, February 4, 2026 à 10:00 heure TU to Wednesday, February 4, 2026 à 14:00 heure UTC
FM041000 04010G25KT P6SM OVC050
wind 10kt = 19km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is 40°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
overcast at 5000ft = 1520m
from Wednesday, February 4, 2026 à 14:00 heure TU to Wednesday, February 4, 2026 à 20:00 heure UTC
FM041400 05010KT 6SM -SHSN OVC050
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 50°
Visibility is 10km = 6sm.
light intensity shower snow
overcast at 5000ft = 1520m
from Wednesday, February 4, 2026 à 20:00 heure TU to Wednesday, February 4, 2026 à 03:00 heure UTC
FM042000 06010KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC015
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 60°
Visibility is 2km = 2sm.
light snow
mist
overcast at 1500ft = 460m
from Wednesday, February 4, 2026 à 03:00 heure TU to Thursday, February 5, 2026 à 06:00 heure UTC
FM050300 06008KT 6SM -SHSN OVC025
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 60°
Visibility is 10km = 6sm.
light intensity shower snow
overcast at 2500ft = 760m
NOTAM for Pitka airport
Around Pitka airport in Galena (United State)
near
- Hotels in Ruby
- MoMA (New York) at 3520mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 3533mi↑
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 3674mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 4508mi↑
- Paris at 4510mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 4510mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 4563mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 4564mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 4573mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 4591mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 4594mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 4594mi↑
- for Pitka airport at 0mi↑
- for Kalakaket Creek AS airport at 22mi↑
- for Koyukuk airport at 25mi↑
nearest airports to Pitka airport in Galena (United State)
- Kalakaket Creek AS airport ( KKK 1KC) at 22mi↑
- Koyukuk airport (PFKU KYU ) at 25mi↑NOTAM
- Nulato airport (PANU NUL ) at 34mi↑NOTAM
- Ruby airport (PARY RBY ) at 43mi↑NOTAM
- Kaltag airport (PAKV KAL ) at 61mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Huslia airport (PAHL HSL ) at 69mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Huslia (1952) airport ( US-2918) at 69mi↑defunct airport
- Bear Creek 3 airport ( BCC Z48) at 84mi↑
- Colorado Creek airport ( KCR ) at 86mi↑
- Hog River airport ( HGZ 2AK6) at 109mi↑
- Ophir airport ( Z17) at 111mi↑
- Ungalik Airstrip airport ( US-3034) at 115mi↑defunct airport
- Hughes airport (PAHU HUS ) at 119mi↑NOTAM
- Yankee Creek 2 airport ( A77) at 121mi↑
- Nixon Fork Mine airport ( AK40) at 123mi↑
- Takotna airport ( TCT ) at 124mi↑
→ 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