Airports / Alaska / MTX
Metro Field
MTXFairbanks, AlaskaELEV 432 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
2 nm
To the nearest alternate
Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Metro Field (MTX) sits in Fairbanks, Alaska, where it functions as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 432 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
MTX has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Fairbanks International Airport (FAI, 2 nm), Ladd Army Airfield (FBK, 4 nm), and Eielson Air Force Base (EIL, 19 nm).
Quotes for flights out of MTX vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from MTX, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
MTF
IATA
MTX
FAA / Local
MTF
Elevation
432 ft
Coordinates
64.8068° N · 147.7620° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 432 ft, MTX sits higher than 75% of the 285 Alaska fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 2nmFAIFairbanks International AirportFairbanks
- 4nmFBKLadd Army AirfieldFairbanks
- 19nmEILEielson Air Force BaseFairbanks
- 37nmENNNenana Municipal AirportNenana
- 46nmMNTMinto Al Wright AirportMinto
- 46nmPACLClear AirportClear
Location
Open the full mapMTF · Metro Field · Fairbanks, AK