METAR & TAF PAMX
PAMX does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: CYXQ (BEAVER CREEK) · 81.9 NM away. Conditions at PAMX may differ.
METAR · CYXQ
Observed 17:00Z
CYXQ 271700Z 30003KT 250V350 25SM FEW050 SCT150 BKN250 17/11 A2979 RMK CU1AC2CI4 SLP097 DENSITY ALT 3000FT
- Wind
- 300° @ 3 kt
- Visibility
- 25 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 17°C / 11°C
- Altimeter
- 29.79 inHg
- Clouds
- BKN
- Density alt
- 2,302 ft
- Ceiling
- 25,000 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
- 1 NM NE
- VFR sectional
- ANCHORAGE
- ARTCC
- ZAN · ANCHORAGE
- NOTAM facility
- MXY (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- CHAD HELLER
- Phone
- 907-822-3222
- Address
- PO BOX 7, GLENALLEN AK 99588
Flight service · Hours
- FSS ENA
- KENAI907-283-72111-866-864-1737
- Attendance
- Unattended
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 19
LEFT TRAFFICRunway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6', brush, 0' from thr, 90' R of cntrln, slope 0 |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7', brush, 0' from thr, 110' R of cntrln, slope 0 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
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
- Tie-down
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Wind indicator
- Yes
- Segmented circle
- Yes
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
- RWY COND UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP PRIOR TO LNDG.
- WILDLIFE INVOF RWY.
Approach & departure obstructions
- 01APCH OVR OLD MCCARTHY ARPT.
- 19MT 2 MI FM RWY.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · PAMX
Answer card- ICAO
- PAMX
- Name
- MCCARTHY
- Location
- MCCARTHY, ALASKA
- Elevation
- 1,532.8 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 2,532.8 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 01/19 · 3,501 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 1
- Magnetic variation
- 28°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 300° at 3 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 19
McCarthy Airport sits in McCarthy, Alaska at 1,532.8 ft MSL. It has one runway. Runway 01/19 is 3,501 ft long with a gravel-dirt surface. The field is non-towered. CTAF is 122.9. No ILS approaches are published here. Pattern altitude is not published, so use standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston ops unless the current FAA Chart Supplement says otherwise.
This is a backcountry-style strip with a few things worth planning for. The published remarks say runway condition is unmonitored, so a visual check before landing is smart. Wildlife is in the area. There is also a mountain about 2 miles from the runway. The approach is over the old McCarthy airport, so brief that geometry before you go in. No on-field FBOs are listed. Verify fuel and ground support with the airport operator or the FBO directly by phone before departure. For first-time arrivals, treat this like a field where surface condition, terrain and local traffic awareness matter more than routine tower coordination.