Airports / Alaska / PTU
Platinum Airport
PAPM / PTUPlatinum, AlaskaELEV 15 FT
Google rating
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
10 nm
To the nearest alternate
Goodnews Airport (GNU) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Platinum, Alaska, Platinum Airport (PAPM / PTU) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 15 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list PTU as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Goodnews Airport (GNU, 10 nm), Cape Newenham LRRS Airport (EHM, 23 nm), and Togiak Airport (TOG, 44 nm).
Trip costs from PTU are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from PTU to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
PAPM
IATA
PTU
FAA / Local
PTU
Elevation
15 ft
Coordinates
59.0177° N · 161.8279° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 15 ft, PTU sits lower than 91% 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.
- 10nmGNUGoodnews AirportGoodnews
- 23nmEHMCape Newenham LRRS AirportCape Newenham
- 44nmTOGTogiak AirportTogiak Village
- 44nmKWNQuinhagak AirportQuinhagak
- 48nmTWATwin Hills AirportTwin Hills
- 65nmKKHKongiganak AirportKongiganak
Location
Open the full mapPAPM · Platinum Airport · Platinum, AK