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Metlakatla Seaplane Base

Coordinates: 55°07′52″N 131°34′41″W / 55.13111°N 131.57806°W / 55.13111; -131.57806
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Metlakatla Seaplane Base
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerAlaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region
ServesMetlakatla, Alaska
Elevation AMSL0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates55°07′52″N 131°34′41″W / 55.13111°N 131.57806°W / 55.13111; -131.57806
Map
MTM is located in Alaska
MTM
MTM
Location of airport in Alaska
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
E/W 5,000 1,524 Water
N/S 5,000 1,524 Water
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations325

Metlakatla Seaplane Base (IATA: MTM, ICAO: PAMM, FAA LID: MTM) is a state owned, public use seaplane base located in Metlakatla,[1] a community on Annette Island in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 3,344 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[2] 3,403 enplanements in 2009, and 4,140 in 2010.[3] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport (between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year).[4]

Facilities and aircraft

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Metlakatla Seaplane Base has two seaplane landing areas designated E/W and N/S, each measuring 5,000 by 5,000 feet (1,524 x 1,524 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 325 aircraft operations, an average of 27 per month: 77% air taxi and 23% general aviation.[1]

Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinations
Pacific Airways Ketchikan[5]
Promech Air Ketchikan[6]
Taquan Air Ketchikan[7]
Carrier shares for January 2011 – December 2011[8]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
Pacific
3,650(53.60%)
PM Air, LLC
2,850(41.88%)
Venture
310(4.53%)
Top domestic destinations (January 2011 – December 2011)[8]
Rank City Airport Passengers
1 Ketchikan, AK Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB) 3,000

Accidents and incidents

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for MTM PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  3. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  4. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
  5. ^ "Flight Schedules: Effective July 1, 2012 through August 15, 2012". Pacific Airways. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  6. ^ "Scheduled Flights: Effective July 1 ~ August 20, 2012". Promech Air. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  7. ^ "Summer Flight Schedule: Effective May 13 – September 15, 2012". Taquan Air. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  8. ^ a b "Metlakatla, AK: Metlakatala (MTM)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2011.
  9. ^ Aviation Accident Preliminary Report ANC19FA019 (Report). National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
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