Elfin Cove
ELV · PAEL · Elfin Cove, Alaska · Angoon County · map
Elfin Cove is a public-use airfield in Elfin Cove, Alaska, 0 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area. The FAA counts about 400 takeoffs and landings a year. About 455 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now PAEL · observed 8:47 am AKDT (16:47 UTC), 37845 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 20 miles
- Temperature 48°F (9°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter 30.12 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR PAEL 101647Z 00000KT 20SM SKC 09/09 A3012 RMK SEA 0 SWELL 2 SW MIN 8.7 NOSPECI
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ELV · ICAO PAEL
- Kind
- Airfield · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 0 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- On the chart
- Juneau sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 27E
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| NW/SE | 10,000 × 1,500 ft | Water, excellent |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
No based-aircraft count is published for this airfield.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 400, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Elfin Cove from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Elfin Cove, Alaska: 1 piston single. Not every one of them is based at this airfield; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airfield alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airfield NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Althrop rock light flashes clear every 6 seconds.
- Narrow entrance.
- Boats may be tied to spb float.
- When available weather rprts hrly only.
- Sea swells often in landing area.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.