Metlakatla Seaplane Base
MTM · PAMM · Metlakatla, Alaska · Prince of Wales County · map
Metlakatla Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base in Metlakatla, Alaska, 0 feet above sea level. It has 2 water landing areas. The FAA counts about 1,200 takeoffs and landings a year. About 559 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Metlakatla Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is MTM, and its ICAO code is PAMM.
Where is Metlakatla Seaplane Base?
It is in Metlakatla, Alaska, 0 feet above sea level.
Does Metlakatla Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where can you fly nonstop from Metlakatla Seaplane Base?
Airline flights go to 5 airports, the busiest of them Ketchikan, Thorne Bay, Kasaan, Klawock, Metlakatla. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Metlakatla Seaplane Base?
1 pilot examiner and 1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Metlakatla Seaplane Base…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MTM · ICAO PAMM
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 0 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Ketchikan sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1950
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| E/W | 5,000 × 5,000 ft | Water | |
| N/S | 5,000 × 5,000 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Mtm and aWOS-3P | 135.55 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 907-560-7608.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this seaplane base.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Ketchikan International (14 nm north).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Ketchikan International (14 nm north), Peninsula Point Pullout Seaplane Base (16 nm north).
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
- Unfavorable approach to float due to prevailing wind creating swells.
- Boats tied to spb float.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 888 departures from MTM in those twelve months, carrying 362 passengers in 5,563 seats (7% filled), to 5 destinations on 2 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metlakatla → Ketchikan MTM–WFB | 873 | 357 | Venture Travel LLC d/b/a... |
| Metlakatla → Thorne Bay MTM–KTB | 10 | 5 | Venture Travel LLC d/b/a... |
| Metlakatla → Kasaan MTM–KXA | 3 | 0 | Venture Travel LLC d/b/a... |
| Metlakatla → Klawock MTM–KLW | 1 | 0 | Scott Air LLC dba Island... |
| Metlakatla → Metlakatla MTM–MTM | 1 | 0 | Venture Travel LLC d/b/a... |
All 5 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
No based-aircraft count is published for this seaplane base.
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 1,200, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,200 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Metlakatla from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Metlakatla, AK as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner.
- Clark Frederick Miller private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · ketchikan, AK (14 nm) · (208) 993-1132 · [email protected]
All 2 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this seaplane base
Accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 1 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 seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base 3 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 824 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 9,146 aircraft registered
- Ketchikan (WFB) 873 flights in twelve months · Venture Travel LLC d/b/a Taquan Air Service
- Thorne Bay (KTB) 10 flights in twelve months · Venture Travel LLC d/b/a Taquan Air Service
- Kasaan (KXA) 3 flights in twelve months · Venture Travel LLC d/b/a Taquan Air Service
- Klawock (KLW) 1 flights in twelve months · Scott Air LLC dba Island Air Express
- Metlakatla (MTM) 1 flights in twelve months · Venture Travel LLC d/b/a Taquan Air Service
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MTM.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 30, 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.