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PAAM Driftwood Bay Air Force Station
Dutch Harbor, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: AK23
Lat/Long: 53-58-19.1300N 166-51-26.6600W
53-58.318833N 166-51.444333W
53.9719806,-166.8574056
(estimated)
Elevation: 24 ft. / 7 m (estimated)
Variation: 12E (1965)
From city: 12 miles NW of DUTCH HARBOR, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/2001
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: COLD BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-532-2466]
Alternate FSS: ENA KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-864-1737]
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3P at DUT (12 nm E): 125.8 (907-581-2803)

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
DUTCH HARBOR281/11.628309EDUT -.. ..- -

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 3500 x 100 ft. / 1067 x 30 m
Surface: gravel
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Air Force
Owner: USAF, 611 CES / CEAOR
10471 20TH STREET, SUITE 302
ELMENDORF AFB, AK 99506
Phone 907-552-8757
Manager: RPO
10471 20TH STREET, SUITE 302
ELMENDORF AFB, AK 99506
Phone 907-552-8757

Additional Remarks

- RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
- NO SVCS AVBL.
- PPR WITH 611 ASUS, ELMENDORF AFB AK.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at PAAM.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PADU - Unalaska Airport (12 nm E)
PAUT - Akutan Airport (45 nm E)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 15-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight09:3718:37
Sunrise10:1919:19
Sunset18:1503:15
Evening civil twilight18:5703:57

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  15-Jan-2026 14:38:38
Local (UTC-9)  15-Jan-2026 05:38:38
 
METAR
PADU 
12nm E 		151404Z AUTO 34017G30KT 1 1/2SM -SN FEW015 BKN026 OVC038 A2974 RMK AO2 PK WND 33030/1358 VIS 3/4V5 P0000 FZRANO $
TAF
PADU 
12nm E 		151130Z 1512/1612 02015G25KT 2SM -SN FEW005 BKN015 TEMPO 1512/1515 1SM -SN FM152100 34022G32KT 1SM -SN BR SCT010 OVC020 FM160300 32012G20KT 5SM -SHSN BKN030 FM160700 27010KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050
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