METAR & TAF PAPM
Current METAR
Observed 07:15Z
PAPM 140715Z AUTO 21003KT 6SM -RA BR OVC005 03/03 A2959 RMK AO2 P0000 TSNO
- Wind
- 210° @ 3 kt
- Visibility
- 6 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 3°C / 3°C
- Altimeter
- 29.59 inHg
- Clouds
- OVC
- Density alt
- -1,008 ft
- Ceiling
- 500 ft AGL
- Rules
- IFR
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 W
- VFR sectional
- KODIAK
- ARTCC
- ZAN · ANCHORAGE
- NOTAM facility
- PTU (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- JOSEPH LARAUX
- Phone
- (907) 543-2498
- Address
- BOX 505, BETHEL AK 99559
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 14
LEFT TRAFFICAirport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live 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
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Not available
- Power plant repair
- Not available
- Other services
- CARGO
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Not published
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- 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
- Recommended visual inspection prior to use, runway condition not maintained.Show FAA
- Massive migratory waterfowl staging area.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- Medium intensity runway lights on runway 14/32 are activated by the common traffic advisory frequency.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · PAPM
Answer card- ICAO
- PAPM
- Name
- PLATINUM
- Location
- PLATINUM, ALASKA
- Elevation
- 18 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,018 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 14/32 · 5,000 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 2
- Magnetic variation
- 11°
- Current flight rules
- IFR
- Current wind
- 210° at 3 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 14
Platinum Airport is in Platinum, Alaska. The field elevation is 18 ft MSL. It has one runway. Runway 14/32 is 5,000 ft long with a gravel-dirt surface. The runway headings are magnetic 155° and 335°. There is no control tower. CTAF and UNICOM are both 122.8.
No ILS approaches are published here. The pattern altitude is not published in the facts, so use standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. The airport remarks call for a visual inspection before use because runway condition is not maintained. They also note a large migratory waterfowl staging area. That matters for taxi, takeoff and landing planning. Medium intensity runway lights on 14/32 are activated by the common traffic advisory frequency.
There are no on-field FBOs listed in the facts. Plan on self-briefing the field and checking current conditions before arrival. For a first-time visit, pay close attention to the gravel-dirt surface, wildlife and lighting activation. This is a low-elevation coastal Alaska field. Weather and surface condition can change the picture fast. Verify current local conditions with the airport operator or the current FAA Chart Supplement before you go.