Metlakatla Seaplane Base
Metlakatla Seaplane Base (IATA: MTM, ICAO: PAMM, FAA LID: MTM) is a state owned, public use seaplane base located in Metlakatla, 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, 3,403 enplanements in 2009, and 4,140 in 2010. 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).
Facilities and aircraft
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.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:
Airlines | Destinations |
---|---|
Pacific Airways | Ketchikan |
Promech Air | Ketchikan |
Taquan Air | Ketchikan |
Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
---|---|
Pacific | |
PM Air, LLC | |
Venture |
Rank | City | Airport | Passengers |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ketchikan, AK | Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base (WFB) | 3,000 |
Accidents and incidents
- 20 May 2019: Taquan Air Flight 20, a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver floatplane on a regularly scheduled commuter flight from Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base, overturned in the harbor during a water landing, destroying the aircraft and killing both persons aboard. The accident is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.
See also
References
- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for MTM PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Flight Schedules: Effective July 1, 2012 through August 15, 2012". Pacific Airways. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- ^ "Scheduled Flights: Effective July 1 ~ August 20, 2012". Promech Air. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- ^ "Summer Flight Schedule: Effective May 13 – September 15, 2012". Taquan Air. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- ^ "Metlakatla, AK: Metlakatala (MTM)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2011.
- ^ Aviation Accident Preliminary Report ANC19FA019 (Report). National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
External links
- Topographic map from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for MTM
- AirNav airport information for PAMM
- ASN accident history for MTM
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAMM
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for MTM