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ID MTF Elev 432 ft Lat 64° 48.41' N Lon 147° 45.72' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,600 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 086° 4,600 ft 80 ft ASPH-GRVL No —
24 266° 4,600 ft 80 ft ASPH-GRVL No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 6 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·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).
  • ·JAN PLAQUET BOX 70787 FAIRBANKS, AK 99707 PAVEMENT VERY ROUGH.
  • ·RWY 06/24 2600 FT X 30 FT PAVED ON RWY 06 END.
  • ·DITCH & BERM 40 FT FM RY 06.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

IATA · MTX

NTSB events

10 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

109

since 1982

Fatal

11

10.1% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=10

  • Other 4
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-05-27 DEHAVILLAND BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2010-09-10 ROBERTS ALAN W KITFOX II · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2009-07-04 Airborne EDGE 582 T · CFIT · day →
2008-08-31 Bellanca 8GCBC · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2006-06-21 Cessna 182 · CFIT · day →
1986-05-01 Consolidated-Vultee L-13 · Other · VMC · day →
1986-03-24 Piper PA-18 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1985-08-17 Champion 7GCBC · Other · dusk →
1983-08-17 Piper J-5 · Other · day →
1983-06-24 Douglas DC-3 · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in AK

CFI Flight Instructors 1,010 A&P Mechanics 3,011 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 30 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 7 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 24 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 25 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 7 Schools Flight Schools 20 FBO Fixed Base Operators 55 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 3

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Craig Mead Kenmonth Fairbanks AK 3 nm
David Christopher Matthews Fairbanks AK 3 nm
Walter Maurice Warner Willow AK 182 nm
John Doy Jeffers Palmer AK 196 nm
Rex Lee Gray Palmer AK 196 nm
Martin Eric Hinshaw Wasilla AK 199 nm
Ray Larue Hodges Wasilla AK 199 nm
Stacia Joyce Wasilla AK 199 nm
Dean Stewart Paulson Eagle River AK 216 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 222 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Richard Allen Burley Fairbanks AK 3 nm
James Adelbert Cerney Fairbanks AK 3 nm
Lawrence James Ellison Fairbanks AK 3 nm
Thomas Harry George Fairbanks AK 3 nm
William Ludlow Johnson Fairbanks AK 3 nm
Alonzo Hyatt Kelly Fairbanks AK 3 nm
Craig Mead Kenmonth Fairbanks AK 3 nm
Michael Peter Maher Fairbanks AK 3 nm
Todd Patrick Mcdonald Fairbanks AK 3 nm
Orlow Leon Mcinelly Fairbanks AK 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Russell David Alis Fairbanks AK 3 nm
Lynden Jay Bechtel Fairbanks AK 3 nm
Timothy Jules Berg Fairbanks AK 3 nm
Johne Emerson Binkley Fairbanks AK 3 nm
Jon Donald Mcintyre Fairbanks AK 3 nm
John Richard Fullerton Fairbanks AK 3 nm
Michael Daniel Gavin Fairbanks AK 3 nm
George Allan Hobson Fairbanks AK 3 nm
William Ludlow Johnson Fairbanks AK 3 nm
Louis Lincoln Knapp Fairbanks AK 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 2 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 196 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 223 nm
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 226 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 1256 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 1293 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 1304 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 1332 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 1335 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 1346 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.