# Platinum Airport (PTU / PAPM)

**Platinum Airport** (IATA: PTU, ICAO: PAPM) is a medium airport in Platinum, Alaska, United States. It opened in Aug 1947. It has one runway, 5,000 ft (1,524 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 2 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/papm

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PTU / PAPM
- FAA: PTU
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Platinum, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Aug 1947
- Elevation: 18 ft / 6 m
- Coordinates: 59.0177, -161.8279
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 5,000 ft / 1,524 m
- Instrument procedures: 1 approach
- Passengers: 1,642 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platinum_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7202342
- Weather station: PAPM
- Ident: PAPM

## Timeline

- Aug 1947: Platinum Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Gravel | 155° / 335° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 2,440 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 1,981 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 1,411 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 1,384 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 1,279 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 417 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 566 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 930 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 1,032 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 1,049 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 1,642 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [DLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/padl.md) Dillingham Airport · United States · 118 mi / 190 km · Tucker Aviation
- [BET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabe.md) Bethel Airport · United States · 122 mi / 196 km · Yute Commuter Service

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from PTU, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- Tucker Aviation · 1
- K2 [Yute Commuter Service](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/yute-commuter-service) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2K (2025) | =3,210 of 3,974 | #852 in North America | #617 in US |
| Longest runway | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | =6,591 of 29,858 | =2,430 in North America | =2,018 in US |
| Elevation | 18 ft / 6 m | =41,596 of 43,403 | =18,761 in North America | =15,351 in US |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | ANCHORAGE ARTCC | 127.600 |
| AWOS | AWOS THREE | 118.375 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.800 |
| RDO | KENAI RDO | 122.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [6AK1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/6ak1.md) Platinum Mine Airport · 8.4 mi / 13 km
- [GNU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gnu.md) Goodnews Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [EHM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paeh.md) Cape Newenham LRRS Airport · 27 mi / 43 km
- [TOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/patg.md) Togiak Airport · 51 mi / 82 km
- [KWN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paqh.md) Quinhagak Airport · 51 mi / 82 km
- [TWA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/a63.md) Twin Hills Airport · 55 mi / 89 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Platinum Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Platinum_Airport&oldid=1363071791), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/papm/data