METAR & TAF PAMM
Current METAR
Observed 04:56Z
PAMM 140456Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM -RA BKN042 BKN075 OVC095 09/08 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP110 P0000 T00890078 $
- Wind
- 170° @ 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 9°C / 8°C
- Altimeter
- 29.88 inHg
- Clouds
- OVC
- Density alt
- -670 ft
- Ceiling
- 4,200 ft AGL
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 0 NM N
- VFR sectional
- KETCHIKAN
- ARTCC
- ZAN · ANCHORAGE
- NOTAM facility
- MTM (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- STEVE BELL
- Phone
- (907) 465-4512
- Address
- P.O. BOX 112506, JUNEAU AK 99811-2506
Flight service · Hours
- FSS KTN
- KETCHIKAN907-225-9481LC225-9481
- Attendance
- Unattended
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY —
| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
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Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Not published
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Wind indicator
- Yes
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- Weather cameras are available on the internet at https://weathercams.faa.gov.Show FAA
- Unfavorable approach to the float due to prevailing wind creating swells.Show FAA
- Boats are tied to the seaplane base float.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · PAMM
Answer card- ICAO
- PAMM
- Name
- METLAKATLA
- Location
- METLAKATLA, ALASKA
- Elevation
- 0 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,000 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 0
- Longest runway
- –
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 1
- Magnetic variation
- –
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 170° at 5 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
PAMM serves Metlakatla, Alaska. Field elevation is 0 ft MSL. No runways are listed in the facts block. This is a seaplane base environment, so plan for water operations rather than a paved runway arrival. CTAF is 122.9. No control tower is listed. No ILS approaches are published.
Pattern altitude is not published. Use 1,000 ft AGL as the standard light-piston reference unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. The airport sits right at sea level. That makes the water and wind the main operational factors, not density altitude. Published remarks say the float approach can be unfavorable when the prevailing wind builds swells. That is the kind of detail that matters here. Boats are tied to the seaplane base float, so expect normal floatplane traffic and activity around the dock area.
No on-field FBOs are listed in the facts. Contact the airport operator directly or call on CTAF for current service details before arrival. Weather cameras are available through FAA weather cameras online. For a first-time arrival, check the current Chart Supplement and local wind picture before you commit to the float. The field has no published runway layout in the facts, so do not plan a wheel landing here.