King Salmon Airport WeatherCam

King Salmon Airport (PAKN) is the air hub of the Bristol Bay region — gateway to Katmai National Park, the Brooks Falls bear-viewing platforms, and the world's largest sockeye salmon fishery. The FAA WeatherCam here monitors weather for one of the most strategically important small airports in Alaska, with a 9,000-foot runway capable of handling everything from Cessna 185s to military C-17s. The runway was built during WWII as an Army Air Forces base; the long runway remains in commercial and military use. PAKN is served by Alaska Airlines with daily 737 jet service from Anchorage during peak summer season (June through August), plus year-round Ravn Alaska service and a fleet of charter operators flying floatplanes and bush wheels to the fishing lodges, bear viewing sites, and remote villages across the region. The town of King Salmon (population around 320) hosts the airport, a few lodges, the Bristol Bay Borough offices, and a small commercial fishing fleet that works the salmon runs on the Naknek River. Weather here is maritime Alaska Peninsula — cool, wet, and windy. Summer highs rarely exceed 65°F; winter lows can hit -30°F when continental high pressure dominates. Visibility for aviation is highly variable, with low ceilings common during the prevalent maritime southwest flow. The peak season for both fishing and bear viewing is mid-June through August. Katmai National Park surrounds the area. Brooks Camp (about a 30-minute flight south) is the famous bear-viewing site featured on live Explore.org webcams every summer. The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes — created by the 1912 Novarupta eruption, the largest volcanic event of the 20th century — is accessible by daily bus tours from Brooks Camp from June through August.

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FAA WeatherCams — PAKN

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