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MTF

Metro Field Airport
Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	MTF
Lat/Long:	64-48-24.4440N 147-45-44.7160W 64-48.407400N 147-45.745267W 64.8067900,-147.7624211 (estimated)
Elevation:	432 ft. / 132 m (estimated)
Variation:	28E (1985)
From city:	2 miles S of FAIRBANKS, AK
Time zone:	UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	99701

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	07/1967
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788]
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Pattern altitude:	1000 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	118.3
WX ASOS at FAI (2.5 nm W):	124.4 (907-621-7609)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
FAIr065/6.4		FAIRBANKS VORTAC		108.60		21E
ENNr048/36.0		NENANA VORTAC		115.80		21E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
CHENA		237/7.1		257		17E		CUN	-.-. ..- -.
ICE POOL		052/37.2		525		13E		ICW	.. -.-. .--

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions:	4600 x 80 ft. / 1402 x 24 m RWY 06/24 2600 FT X 30 FT PAVED ON RWY 06 END.
Surface:	asphalt/gravel
Operational restrictions:	PAVEMENT VERY ROUGH.
	RUNWAY 6	RUNWAY 24
Traffic pattern:	right	left
Markings:	basic	basic
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Obstructions:	road, 200 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear DITCH & BERM 40 FT FM RY 06.	40 ft. other, 4:1 slope to clear ROCKS.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	METRO CO PO BOX 70787 FAIRBANKS, AK 99707 Phone 907-456-4423
Manager:	METRO CO PO BOX 70787 FAIRBANKS, AK 99707 Phone 907-388-3053 JAN PLAQUET BOX 70787 FAIRBANKS, AK 99707

Additional Remarks

-	140 FT CRANE BETWEEN RY & FLOAT POND SUMMER MONTHS.
-	RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE.
-	SUAIS - 125.3/126.3 (1-800-758-8723).

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at MTF.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAFA - Fairbanks International Airport (2 nm W)
PAFB - Ladd Army Airfield (4 nm NE)
PAEI - Eielson Air Force Base (19 nm SE)
PANN - Nenana Municipal Airport (37 nm SW)
PAHV - Healy River Airport (64 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 04-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:01	16:01
Sunrise	07:50	16:50
Sunset	18:16	03:16
Evening civil twilight	19:05	04:05

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	05-Mar-2026 01:27:29
Local (UTC-9)	04-Mar-2026 16:27:29

METAR

PAFA 3nm W	050053Z 20005KT 10SM FEW100 M18/M28 A2961 RMK AO2 SLP046 T11781278 $
PAFB 4nm NE	050055Z 17003KT 10SM FEW100 M15/M28 A2959 RMK AO2A SLP046 T11471278 RVRNO PWINO $
PAEI 19nm SE	050055Z 00000KT 10SM FEW100 M17/M25 A2958 RMK AO2A SLP043 T11701255 $

TAF

PAFA 3nm W	041721Z 0418/0524 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM050100 VRB02KT P6SM SCT050
PAFB 4nm NE	042300Z 0423/0605 VRB06KT 9999 FEW100 QNH2956INS BECMG 0506/0507 VRB06KT 9999 BKN030 620302 QNH2967INS BECMG 0511/0512 VRB06KT 9999 FEW030 FEW100 QNH2973INS TXM14/0502Z TNM35/0516Z
PAEI 19nm SE	042200Z 0422/0604 VRB06KT 9999 FEW080 QNH2955INS BECMG 0500/0501 VRB04KT 9999 SCT100 QNH2961INS BECMG 0514/0515 VRB04KT 6000 BCFG FEW100 QNH2974INS BECMG 0517/0518 VRB04KT 9999 NSW FEW080 QNH2971INS TXM19/0501Z TNM37/0517Z

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