Indian Mountain Lrrs Airport
UTO · PAIM · Utopia Creek, Alaska · Yukon-Koyukuk County · map
Indian Mountain Lrrs Airport is a private airport owned by the U.S. Air Force in Utopia Creek, Alaska, 1,261 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 07/25, is 4,100 feet of gravel.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now PAIM · observed 2:55 pm AKDT (22:55 UTC), 36 minutes ago
MVFR flyable but watch the ceiling and visibility
- Wind variable at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: overcast at 1,800 feet
- Temperature 30°F (-1°C), dew point 25°F (-4°C)
- Altimeter 29.76 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR PAIM 062255Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM OVC018 M01/M04 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP098 T10121039;
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA UTO · ICAO PAIM
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Air Force
- Owner
- U.S. Air Force
- Elevation
- 1,261 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm closed wkend and holidays.
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- On the chart
- Fairbanks sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1952
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 4,100 × 150 ft | Gravel, good |
- Runway 25: PAPI, two lights on the right
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 126.2 | |
| Indian Mountain Rco | 122.6 | Indian Mountain |
| Bettles and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 124.6 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 907-552-3211.
Aircraft registered in Utopia Creek from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Utopia Creek, AK as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Closed to public; offl bus only.
- Runway end identifier lights runway 25; PAPI runway 25; operates continuously.
- Lnd runway 25; tkoff runway 07.
- PAPI unusable beyond 8 degreess right of centerline.
- Aft initial rdo contact on 126.2 or 121.5 exp 30 minimum dla for condition rprt.
- Passenger must coord bfr non emergency travel to site - D317-552-4935/1089/C907-552-4935/1089.
- Ctn: wind 20 kts or gtr may produce svr turb.
- Visibility landing zone mkr panels iaw AF IR force instrn 13-217, marking PAT-1.
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 5, 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.