Metro Field
MTF · Fairbanks, Alaska · Fairbanks North Star County · map
Metro Field is a private airport owned by Metro CO, 2 miles south of Fairbanks, Alaska, 432 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 06/24, is 4,600 feet of asphalt and gravel.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MTF
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- Metro CO
- Elevation
- 432 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 568 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Fairbanks sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 28E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1967
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 4,600 × 80 ft | Asphalt and gravel |
- Runway 06: right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 24: other on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 118.3 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Also here
- cargo handling
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Fairbanks International (2 nm west), Nenana Municipal (37 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Fairbanks International (2 nm west), Nenana Municipal (37 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Alaska · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 140 feet crane between runway and float pond summer months.
- Jan plaquet box 70787 Fairbanks, AK 99707
- Pavement very rough.
- Runway 06/24 2600 feet an X 30 feet paved on runway 06 end.
- Ditch and berm 40 feet from runway 06.
- Rocks.
- Runway condition not monitored; recommend visual inspection prior to use.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Fairbanks from the FAA register
842 aircraft are registered to owners in Fairbanks, Alaska: 626 piston singles, 63 piston twins, 51 drones, 46 turboprops, 27 airliners and large jets. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Fairbanks, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
- Everts Air Fuel INC Everts Air Fuel, Inc.
- Everts Air Fuel Everts Air Fuel, Inc.
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- University of Alaska Fairbanks 45 aircraft · Fairbanks, 3 miles away
- Arctic Flying Club 2 aircraft · Fairbanks, 3 miles away Arctic Flying Club is a flying club based at Fairbanks International Airport in Fairbanks, Alaska.
- Holy Cow Flying Club 1 aircraft · Fairbanks, 3 miles away Arctic Flying Club is a flying club based at Fairbanks International Airport in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Charter operators and airlines based in Fairbanks (12 of 22):
- Wright Air Service INC 29 aircraft on the certificate
- Warbelows Air Ventures INC 15 aircraft on the certificate Warbelow's Air Ventures operates scheduled service flights, charters, tours, and freight services to Interior Alaska villages from Fairbanks.
- Everts Air Alaska Everts Air Cargo (Tatonduk Outfitters, Ltd.) 12 aircraft on the certificate Everts Air is a family-owned airline providing cargo, passenger, and charter services across Alaska from bases in Anchorage and Fairbanks.
- North River Air, LLC. 6 aircraft on the certificate North River Air is a Part 135 on-demand charter service based in Fairbanks, Alaska, operating throughout the state.
- Sourdough Air Service INC 5 aircraft on the certificate
- Swift Fork Air INC 4 aircraft on the certificate
- Slow Fork Air INC 4 aircraft on the certificate
- Aero Tech, LLC 4 aircraft on the certificate
- Alaska Land Exploration LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate
- Yukon Air Service INC 2 aircraft on the certificate
- Shadow Aviation Inc 2 aircraft on the certificate
- Star Charters 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Fairbanks:
- Aircom Avionics INC Aircom Avionics is an FAA-approved repair station in Fairbanks, Alaska, that has serviced aircraft since 1977.
- Alaska Laser Ablation, LLC
- Maritime Helicopters, INC Maritime Helicopters operates a fleet of medium and light lift helicopters year-round throughout Alaska since 1973.
- The Aviator LLC
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 10 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Fairbanks 842 aircraft · 626 piston singles, 63 piston twins, 51 drones
- University of Alaska Fairbanks 42 aircraft in town
- Wright Air Service INC 32 aircraft in town
- Arctic One LLC 17 aircraft in town
- Everts Air Fuel INC 16 aircraft in town
- Everts Air Fuel INC 16 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Everts Air Fuel 2 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Wright Air Service INC 29 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Warbelows Air Ventures INC 15 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Everts Air Alaska Everts Air Cargo (Tatonduk Outfitters, Ltd.) 12 aircraft on the certificate · airline and charter operator
- North River Air, LLC. 6 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- University of Alaska Fairbanks 45 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Arctic Flying Club 2 aircraft · flying club
- Holy Cow Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Aircom Avionics INC · repair station
- Alaska Laser Ablation, LLC · repair station
- Maritime Helicopters, INC · repair station
- The Aviator LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 10 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 826 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,141 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MTF.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.