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PAAM Driftwood Bay Air Force Station
Dutch Harbor, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: AK23
Lat/Long: 53-58-19.1300N 166-51-26.6600W
53-58.318833N 166-51.444333W
53.9719806,-166.8574056
(estimated)
Elevation: 24 ft. / 7 m (estimated)
Variation: 12E (1965)
From city: 12 miles NW of DUTCH HARBOR, AK
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/2001
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: COLD BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-532-2466]
Alternate FSS: ENA KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-864-1737]
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3P at DUT (12 nm E): 125.8 (907-581-2803)

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
DUTCH HARBOR281/11.628309EDUT -.. ..- -

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 3500 x 100 ft. / 1067 x 30 m
Surface: gravel
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Air Force
Owner: USAF, 611 CES / CEAOR
10471 20TH STREET, SUITE 302
ELMENDORF AFB, AK 99506
Phone 907-552-8757
Manager: RPO
10471 20TH STREET, SUITE 302
ELMENDORF AFB, AK 99506
Phone 907-552-8757

Additional Remarks

- RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
- NO SVCS AVBL.
- PPR WITH 611 ASUS, ELMENDORF AFB AK.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at PAAM.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PADU - Unalaska Airport (12 nm E)
PAUT - Akutan Airport (45 nm E)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Jun-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4613:46
Sunrise06:3814:38
Sunset23:3407:34
Evening civil twilight00:2708:27

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Jun-2026 09:07:03
Local (UTC-8)  07-Jun-2026 01:07:03
 
METAR
PADU 
12nm E 		070856Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM OVC013 06/03 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP090 6//// T00560033 51008 PNO $
TAF
PADU 
12nm E 		070532Z 0706/0806 33008KT P6SM FEW007 SCT015 TEMPO 0706/0710 BKN015 FM071000 32005KT P6SM OVC015 FM072000 VRB06KT P6SM SCT015
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