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PAPM Platinum Airport
Platinum, Alaska, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: PTU
Lat/Long: 59-00-40.8820N / 161-49-10.7980W
59-00.681367N / 161-49.179967W
59.0113561 / -161.8196661
(estimated)
Elevation: 15 ft. / 4.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 16E (2000)
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/1947
Sectional chart: KODIAK
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576]
NOTAMs facility: PTU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes, WINDSOCK IS FADED.
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 118.375 (907-979-8800)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 124.2/251.1 (CAPE NEWENHAM RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAPE NEWENHAM005/22.7015EEHM . .... --

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 3304 x 50 ft. / 1007 x 15 m
RY 13 USABLE WIDTH FIRST 900 FEET REDUCED TO 40 FEET.
Surface: gravel, in good condition
RY 13/31 SOFT WHEN WET, ALSO ROUGH WITH RUTS & SWALES.
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 59-00.936567N59-00.445600N
Longitude: 161-49.388400W161-48.941483W
Elevation: 10.5 ft.11.4 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 139 magnetic, 155 true319 magnetic, 335 true
Markings: NSTDNSTD
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 1924 x 50 ft. / 586 x 15 m
TUNDRA ENCROACHMENT WIDTH OF RY.
Surface: gravel, in poor condition
RWY ROUGH WITH HUMPS AND HEAVES FULL LENGTH OF RWY.
Runway edge markings: RYS 09, 27 & RYS 13, 31 NSTD MKGS RYS MKD WITH REFLECTIVE CONES.
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 59-00.713817N59-00.615500N
Longitude: 161-49.496267W161-48.915333W
Elevation: 15.0 ft.8.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 092 magnetic, 108 true272 magnetic, 288 true
Markings: NSTDNSTD
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none20 ft. pole, 113 ft. from runway, 112 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: STATE OF AK DOTPF-CENTRAL RGN
P.O. BOX 196900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
Phone 907-269-0747
Manager: LAWRENCE DAVIS
BOX 505
BETHEL, AK 99559
Phone 907-543-2495

Additional Remarks

RY COND NOT MONITORED; RCMD VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USING.
20 FT POWER LINE 113 FT E OF RY 27 THLD 112 FT L OF CNTRLN.
PORTABLE RY LGTS AVBL FOR EMERGENCY USE ONLY. CONTACT HEALTH CLINIC 979-8100 OR CITY OF PLATINUM 979-8114 FOR DEPLOYMENT.
WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
BE ALERT, MULTIPLE TRAILS CROSS RYS AND RY 09/27 USED AS A BEACH ACCESS ROAD. ATV TRAFFIC MAY BE ON RYS.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 **CHANGED**   download
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (109KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (109KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (38KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAEH - Cape Newenham LRRS Airport (23 nm S)
PATG - Togiak Airport (44 nm E)
PAQH - Quinhagak Airport (45 nm N)
PAGG - Kwigillingok Airport (66 nm NW)
PAEE - Eek Airport (72 nm N)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:5417:54
Sunrise09:3818:38
Sunset18:2603:26
Evening civil twilight19:0904:09

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2010 00:20:32
Local (UTC-9)  09-Feb-2010 15:20:32
 
METAR
PAPM 092356Z AUTO 10SM -RA CLR 02/M02 A2872 RMK AO2 FZRANO TSNO 58012 60000 T00161016 10016 21016 RAB54 P0000 SLP725 $
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