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Z99 Mettie Airstrip
Yakima, Washington, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: Z99
Lat/Long: 46-42-53.8500N 120-19-43.7400W
46-42.897500N 120-19.729000W
46.7149583,-120.3288167
(estimated)
Elevation: 2151 ft. / 656 m (estimated)
Variation: 15E (2020)
From city: 10 miles NE of YAKIMA, WA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 98901

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 11/2018
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FCT (NOTAM-D service not available)
Attendance: 
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 139.6
WX ASOS at FCT (6 nm SW): 118.15
WX ASOS at YKM (12 nm SW): PHONE 509-426-3051

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
YKMr008/9.9YAKIMA VORTAC116.0021E
ELNr143/19.3ELLENSBURG VOR/DME117.9021E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 4600 x 90 ft. / 1402 x 27 m
Surface: asphalt
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 46-43.167000N46-42.628000N
Longitude: 120-20.115000W120-19.343000W
Elevation: 2096.0 ft.2151.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Approach lights: MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers
AMP4		MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers
AMP4
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsno, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Army
Owner: US DEPT OF ARMY
970 FIRING CTR RD, BLDG 396 YAKIMA TRAINING CTR
YAKIMA, WA 98901
Phone 509 577 3517
Manager: MARK D. FLORES
970 FIRING CTR RD, BLDG 396 YAKIMA TRAINING CTR
YAKIMA, WA 98901
Phone 253-967-5373
MARK.D.FLORES4.CIV@MAIL.MIL

Additional Remarks

- FUEL FIXED WING UNAVBL, ROTOR WING AVBL AT KFCT
- COMMUNICATIONS - CTAF - 139.60 RATTLESNAKE RDO - (E) - OPR CONT. CLSD HOL. 30.025 138.625 363.4 RANGE OPS - 40.2.
- ARFF UNAVBL
- ATNDD DUR SKED TRNG. RSTD - 72 HR PPR CTC KFCT BASE OPS DSN 638-3271, C509-577-3271.
- CAUTION - TWY B USED FOR UAS. C17 ACFT SHOULD REDUCE OUTBOARD ENGS TO IDLE ON TWYS TO DECR FOD POTENTIAL.
- MISC - ACFT PARK LTD, MOG 3.
- AF ASSAULT STRIP MARKINGS.
- ALL ACFT CTC RANGE OPS FOR RANGE BRIEF PRIOR TO ENTRY R6714. ALL ACFT CTC RATTLESNAKE RDO PRIOR TO ENTRY R6714.
- WX SVCS CTC KGRF WX C253-967-7061 OR 25 OWS, DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, DSN 228-6598. AWOS AVBL KFCT 118.15.
- KFCT OPS - 142.3 395.225 REMOTED TO GRAY AAF, WA (KGRF) MANNED CONT. CLSD HOL. FSS-SEATTLE SEA-DLNOTAM SEA.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at Z99.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KYKM - Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister Field (12 nm SW)
KELN - Bowers Field Airport (21 nm NW)
KEAT - Pangborn Memorial Airport (41 nm N)
KEPH - Ephrata Municipal Airport (49 nm NE)
KRLD - Richland Airport (49 nm SE)
  
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From to Z99

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5014:50
Sunrise07:2415:24
Sunset16:1500:15
Evening civil twilight16:5000:50

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Nov-2025 13:11:34
Local (UTC-8)  29-Nov-2025 05:11:34
 
METAR
KYKM 
12nm SW 		291253Z 29005KT 10SM CLR M01/M02 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP287 T10061017 $
TAF
KYKM 
12nm SW 		291129Z 2912/3012 30007KT P6SM BKN180 OVC250 FM292000 02004KT P6SM BKN050 OVC100 FM300400 28004KT P6SM BKN015 OVC025
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