Platinum Airport (PTU)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	PTU
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	161°49'37.8900" W / 59°1'4.1900" N -161.827192 / 59.017831 (Estimated)
Elevation	18.00 ft / 5.49 m (Estimated)
Location	Bethel County, AK
Magnetic Variation	11E (2020)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	ALASKA DOT&PF CENTRAL REGION
Address	P.O. BOX 196900 ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
Phone number	(907) 269-0749
Manager	JOSEPH LARAUX
Address	BOX 505 BETHEL, AK 99559
Phone number	(907) 543-2498

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	KODIAK
Region	AAL - Alaska
Responsible ARTCC	ZAN - ANCHORAGE
Tie-in FSS	ENA - KENAI
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Phone	907-283-7211
FSS Toll Free	1-866-864-1737
NOTAMs Facility	PTU (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.8 MHz
UNICOM	122.8 MHz
AWOS-3P	PTU (907-979-8800)

Airport Services

Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	NONE
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Other services	CARGO

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions	5000 x 75 ft (1524 x 23 m)
Surface	GRVL-DIRT (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	14	32
Alignment	155°	335°
Physical elevation	17.40 ft	17.40 ft
Coordinates	59.024022 / -161.832861	59.011636 / -161.821544
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway end lights	No	No
CL lights	No	No
TDZ lights	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
EHM	NDB/DME	CAPE NEWENHAM	18Y	385.00	12E	23.1 nm

Remarks

• RCMD VISUAL INSP PRIOR TO USE, RWY COND NOT MNT.
• MASSIVE MIGRATORY WATERFOWL STAGING AREA.