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Z99 Mettie Airstrip
Yakima, Washington, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: Z99
Lat/Long: 46-42-53.8500N 120-19-43.7400W
46-42.897500N 120-19.729000W
46.7149583,-120.3288167
(estimated)
Elevation: 2151 ft. / 656 m (estimated)
Variation: 15E (2020)
From city: 10 miles NE of YAKIMA, WA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 98901

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 11/2018
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FCT (NOTAM-D service not available)
Attendance: 
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 139.6
WX ASOS at FCT (6 nm SW): 118.15
WX ASOS at YKM (12 nm SW): PHONE 509-426-3051

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
YKMr008/9.9YAKIMA VORTAC116.0021E
ELNr143/19.3ELLENSBURG VOR/DME117.9021E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 4600 x 90 ft. / 1402 x 27 m
Surface: asphalt
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 46-43.167000N46-42.628000N
Longitude: 120-20.115000W120-19.343000W
Elevation: 2096.0 ft.2151.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Approach lights: MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers
AMP4		MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers
AMP4
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsno, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Army
Owner: US DEPT OF ARMY
970 FIRING CTR RD, BLDG 396 YAKIMA TRAINING CTR
YAKIMA, WA 98901
Phone 509 577 3517
Manager: MARK D. FLORES
970 FIRING CTR RD, BLDG 396 YAKIMA TRAINING CTR
YAKIMA, WA 98901
Phone 253-967-5373
MARK.D.FLORES4.CIV@MAIL.MIL

Additional Remarks

- FUEL FIXED WING UNAVBL, ROTOR WING AVBL AT KFCT
- COMMUNICATIONS - CTAF - 139.60 RATTLESNAKE RDO - (E) - OPR CONT. CLSD HOL. 30.025 138.625 363.4 RANGE OPS - 40.2.
- ARFF UNAVBL
- ATNDD DUR SKED TRNG. RSTD - 72 HR PPR CTC KFCT BASE OPS DSN 638-3271, C509-577-3271.
- CAUTION - TWY B USED FOR UAS. C17 ACFT SHOULD REDUCE OUTBOARD ENGS TO IDLE ON TWYS TO DECR FOD POTENTIAL.
- MISC - ACFT PARK LTD, MOG 3.
- AF ASSAULT STRIP MARKINGS.
- ALL ACFT CTC RANGE OPS FOR RANGE BRIEF PRIOR TO ENTRY R6714. ALL ACFT CTC RATTLESNAKE RDO PRIOR TO ENTRY R6714.
- WX SVCS CTC KGRF WX C253-967-7061 OR 25 OWS, DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, DSN 228-6598. AWOS AVBL KFCT 118.15.
- KFCT OPS - 142.3 395.225 REMOTED TO GRAY AAF, WA (KGRF) MANNED CONT. CLSD HOL. FSS-SEATTLE SEA-DLNOTAM SEA.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at Z99.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KYKM - Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister Field (12 nm SW)
KELN - Bowers Field Airport (21 nm NW)
KEAT - Pangborn Memorial Airport (41 nm N)
KEPH - Ephrata Municipal Airport (49 nm NE)
KRLD - Richland Airport (49 nm SE)
  
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From to Z99

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 21-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2514:25
Sunrise06:5614:56
Sunset17:3401:34
Evening civil twilight18:0502:05

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  22-Feb-2026 04:12:41
Local (UTC-8)  21-Feb-2026 20:12:41
 
METAR
KYKM 
12nm SW 		220353Z 33006KT 10SM OVC085 01/M01 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP215 T00111006
TAF
KYKM 
12nm SW 		211734Z 2118/2218 VRB03KT P6SM OVC080 TEMPO 2119/2123 5SM -SN OVC030
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