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PATC · Tin City Long Range Radar Station Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID PATC Elev 271 ft Lat 65° 33.79' N Lon 167° 55.32' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,702 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 175° 4,702 ft 100 ft GRVL No —
35 355° 4,702 ft 100 ft 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).

  • NDB-DME TNC

    Tin City

    0.35 MHz · DME 117.25 · LO · MEDIUM

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

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (22 sentences)
  • ·242 ALASKA TIN CITY LRRS (TNC)(PATC) AF 1 E UTC–9(–8DT) N65º33.84´ W167º55.35´ 273 NOTAM FILE PATC Not insp.
  • ·RWY 17–35: 4702X100 (GRVL) RWY 17: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 4.0º TCH 51´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·LGT Rwy 17 PAPI unusbl byd 5 degs right of cntrln.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1700–0200Z‡, CLOSED wkend and hols.
  • ·PPR all ops; mnm 1 hr prior to dep and no earlier than day travel — D317–552–9403/9283/C907–552–9403/9283.
  • ·Pax must coord bfr non emerg travel to site – DSN 317–552–4400/9630/ C907–552–4400/9630.
  • ·USAF fac; civ acft lndg pmt rqrd bfr ARR; pmt rqrd on board; violators fined and rptd to FAA FSDOS IAW 32CFR855 and USAF Oprg Instrns.
  • ·Civ acft lndg pmt – D317–552–5282/C907–552–5282 or mail attn: 11 AF amgr 10471 20th street Suite 218, Elmendorf AFB, AK 99506.
  • ·CAUTION: turb on apch; radome wind not always avbl; sfc wind fm 260–310 deg +15 kt may produce svr turb.
  • ·ALERT: Incrd threat of lrg flocks of sandhill cranes invof arpt durg mid May; incrd risk in addn to act; diligence rcmdd thrut season.
  • ·Lctd on high bluff; rwy cntr hyr than ends; line of sight NA.
  • ·Establish radio ctc as soon as possible prior to ldg.
  • ·After initial rdo ctc on 126.2 or 121.5 expc 30 min dla for rwy cond.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 907-552-7610
  • ·AWOS–3 For weather call 907–552–9283 ext 229.
  • ·CTAF 126.2 TIN CITY RCO 122.6 (NOME RADIO) ANCHORAGE CENTER APP/DEP CON 133.3 290.4
  • ·NDB/DME (HW) 347 TNC Chan 119(Y) N65º33.70´ W167º55.49´ at fld. 248/10E.
  • ·NDB unusable: 200º–240º byd 20 NM 240º–330º byd 10 NM DME unusable: 040º–050º byd 20 NM blo 6,000´ 050º–080º byd 20 NM blo 9,000´ 080º–090º byd 20 NM blo 8,500´ 090º–095º byd 20 NM blo 5,500´ 095º–110º byd 20 NM blo 4,400´ 200º–240º byd 20 NM 240º–290º byd 5 NM 290º–320º byd 10 NM 320º–340º byd 20 NM COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: For a toll free call to Nome FSS dial 800–478–8400.
  • ·For a toll free call to Fairbanks FSS dial 1–866–248–6516.
  • ·TIN CREEK (See FAREWELL LAKE on page 109) TISCHNER AIR (See ANDERSON on page 48) NOME H–1A, L–4F DIAP AK, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Military / Air Force

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · TNC

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Other 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2011-06-18 Cessna TU206G · Other · 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 510 nm
David Christopher Matthews Fairbanks AK 510 nm
Walter Maurice Warner Willow AK 532 nm
Martin Eric Hinshaw Wasilla AK 545 nm
Ray Larue Hodges Wasilla AK 545 nm
Stacia Joyce Wasilla AK 545 nm
Darlene Kellogg Rudisill Kasilof AK 551 nm
Keith Ham Kasilof AK 551 nm
John Doy Jeffers Palmer AK 553 nm
Rex Lee Gray Palmer AK 553 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
David William Olson Nome AK 90 nm
Andrew Thomas Smircich Nome AK 90 nm
Ryan Edward Woehler Nome AK 90 nm
Benjamin Stratton Rowe Nome AK 90 nm
John August Walker Kotzebue AK 154 nm
James Robert Dau Kotzebue AK 154 nm
Timothy Todd Daniels Unalakleet AK 208 nm
Patrick David Mclean Hooper Bay AK 248 nm
Bradley Dale Scotton Galena AK 283 nm
Justin Wayne Zimmerman Galena AK 283 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
Victor Lee Olsen Nome AK 90 nm
Steven Russell Smith Nome AK 90 nm
Andrew Thomas Smircich Nome AK 90 nm
Ryan Edward Woehler Nome AK 90 nm
Benjamin Nicholas Koelsch Nome AK 90 nm
Donald Keith Showalter Nome AK 90 nm
Russell James Rowe Nome AK 90 nm
Lance Allen Bickford Nome AK 90 nm
Timothy Leighton Kunkel Nome AK 90 nm
Michael Kent Evans Nome AK 90 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
 506 nm
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 547 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 549 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 554 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 1730 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 1768 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 1778 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 1801 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 1807 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 1816 nm

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