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PAPM · Platinum Airport

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID PAPM Elev 15 ft Lat 59° 1.06' N Lon 161° 49.68' 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: 5,000 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
14 154° 5,000 ft 75 ft GVL Yes —
32 334° 5,000 ft 75 ft GVL Yes —

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).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS THREE 118.375
  • CTAF CTAF 122.800
  • A/D ANCHORAGE ARTCC 127.600
  • RDO KENAI RDO 122.500

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open PAPM on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 0 matched · 16 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (16 sentences)
  • ·ALASKA 197 PILOT STATION (0AK) 3 NW UTC–9(–8DT) N61º57.69´ W162º56.54´ 473 B NOTAM FILE ENA RWY 04–22: 4000X75 (GRVL–DIRT) MIRL 0.5% up NE
  • ·LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 04–22 and rotating bcn—CTAF.
  • ·Rwy condition not monitored, recommend visual inspection prior to landing.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 907-438-2416
  • ·ST MARYS NDB (HW) 230 SMA N62º03.56´ W163º16.91´ 109º 11.3 NM to fld. 343/12E.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: For a toll free call to Kenai FSS dial 1–866–864–1737.
  • ·PIPER LANDING (See WASILLA on page 256) PLATINUM (PTU)(PAPM) 0 W UTC–9(–8DT) N59º01.07´ W161º49.63´ 18 B NOTAM FILE PTU RWY 14–32: 5000X75 (GRVL–DIRT) MIRL
  • ·LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 14–32—CTAF.
  • ·Recommend visual inspection prior to use, rwy condition not monitored.
  • ·Massive migrating waterfowl staging area.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (907) 543-2498
  • ·AWOS–3P 118.375 (907) 979–8800.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 RCO 122.5 (KENAI RADIO) ®ANCHORAGE CENTER APP/DEP CON 124.2
  • ·CAPE NEWENHAM NDB/DME (HW) 385 EHM Chan 18(Y) N58º39.36´ W162º04.42´ 007º 23.1 NM to fld. 212/12E.
  • ·NDB has no standby transmitter DME portion unusable: 050º–169º byd 10 NM blo 7,000´ 170º–224º 225º–293º byd 10 NM blo 7,000´ 294º–320º byd 30 NM COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: For a toll free call to Kenai FSS dial 1–866–864–1737.
  • ·BETHEL H–1A, 2J, L–3C KODIAK H–2I, L–3C IAP AK, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · PTU

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=3

  • Ground collision 1
  • Other 1
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2012-06-06 Cessna 207A · Other · day →
2011-01-04 Piper PA-32-300 · Ground collision · day →
2013-12-23 Piper PA 20 · Loss of control · 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
Darlene Kellogg Rudisill Kasilof AK 330 nm
Keith Ham Kasilof AK 330 nm
Bradford Holt Moose Pass AK 384 nm
Dean Stewart Paulson Eagle River AK 391 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 396 nm
Bruce Cummings Anchorage AK 396 nm
Carol Zerbe Anchorage AK 396 nm
Daniel Jonathan Larocque Anchorage AK 396 nm
Greg Emory Stoddard Anchorage AK 396 nm
Hon Kagen Kinzie Anchorage AK 396 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
John Jay Weber Aleknagik AK 99 nm
Philip Jan Zygmunt Aleknagik AK 99 nm
Thomas Daniel Schlagel Dillingham AK 102 nm
Joseph David Wittkop Dillingham AK 102 nm
Ryan Allen Miller Dillingham AK 102 nm
Kevin Warren O'Bleness Bethel AK 107 nm
Jeffrey Allan Venes Bethel AK 107 nm
Justin James Essian Bethel AK 107 nm
Daniel Christian Rush Bethel AK 107 nm
Danielle Elise Lowrey Bethel AK 107 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
Harvey Burton Paul Kongiganak AK 66 nm
Roderick Malcolm Grant Dillingham AK 102 nm
Michael Upham Harder Dillingham AK 102 nm
Thomas Daniel Schlagel Dillingham AK 102 nm
Thomas Glen Tucker Dillingham AK 102 nm
Matthew Scott Van Deventer Dillingham AK 102 nm
Perry Lowell Abrams Dillingham AK 102 nm
Ward Bullard Hurlburt V Dillingham AK 102 nm
Leon Carl Braswell Dillingham AK 102 nm
Donald Earl Darden Dillingham AK 102 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 377 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 381 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 408 nm
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 525 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 1487 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 1527 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 1534 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 1550 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 1558 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 1565 nm

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