AirportsMetlakatla Seaplane Base is a seaplane base serving Metlakatla, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MTM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MTM
- ICAO code
- PAMM
- City
- Metlakatla
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Seaplane base
- Coordinates
- 55.1310° N, 131.5780° W
- Elevation
- not listed
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,524 m (5,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MTM means Metlakatla Seaplane Base. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PAMM. ICAO codes that begin with P belong to the North Pacific, including Alaska and Hawaii. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 55.1310° N, 131.5780° W.
Runways
Metlakatla Seaplane Base has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,524 metres (5,000 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 499.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E/W | 1,524 m 5,000 ft | 1,524 m | Water | not listed |
| N/S | 1,524 m 5,000 ft | 1,524 m | Water | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane BaseKetchikan | WFB | 25 km |
| Ketchikan International AirportKetchikan | KTN | 26 km |
| Kasaan Seaplane BaseKasaan | KXA | 69 km |
| Hollis Clark Bay Seaplane BaseHollis | HYL | 78 km |
| Hydaburg Seaplane BaseHydaburg | HYG | 80 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,316 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,444 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,053 km | 13 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,333 km | 9 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,453 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,567 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,974 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,759 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,309 km | 15 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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