Tom Madsen (Dutch Harbor) Airport
DUT · PADU · Unalaska, AK · Non-towered · Print kneeboard
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Sun & FAA night2026-08-04 · night begins 11:42 PM
| Event | Local (AKDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 06:42 AM | 14:42Z |
| Sunrise | 07:25 AM | 15:25Z |
| Sunset | 10:58 PM | 06:58Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 11:42 PM | 07:42Z |
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Winds aloft NOAA forecast · 3,000 to 53,000 ft
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Runways
RWY 13LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 127° mag · 136° true
- Dimensions
- 4,500 × 100 ft
- TPA
- 2,101 ft MSL · 2,078 AGL · charted
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Lights
- VASI (3°)
- Displaced thr
- 300 ft
- CTAF
- 122.6
Enter the left downwind (heading 307°) on the 45° at 2,101 ft MSL.
More details — RWY 13
- Threshold elev
- 23 ft
- Markings
- basic
- Approach obstacle
- Boat, 105 ft, 1,500 ft from threshold, 0 ft B of centerline — 14:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
- Threshold crossing height
- 38 ft
- TDZ elevation
- 22 ft
- Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA
- 4,337 / 4,500 / 4,200 / 3,900 ft
- End lights
- REIL
Pattern side + displaced threshold: FAA NASR · TPA charted (NASR) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 4,500 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Before taxi
“Unalaska”Taxi & takeoff
“Unalaska”Also
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
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Charts & procedures
Lowest minimums here: RNAV (GPS) with vertical guidance · VFR sectional →
Airport info
From the field
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Airport information
- ICAO / IATA
- PADU / DUT
- Coordinates
- 53.8988, -166.5450
- Elevation
- 23 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 9E
- Sectional chart
- DUTCH HARBOR
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- No
- Weather station
- AWOS-3P · 125.8 · ☎ 907-581-2803
- ARTCC
- ANCHORAGE (ZAN)
- Flight service (FSS)
- COLD BAY · 122.6 · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
- FSS outlet
- RCO → Cold Bay Radio (24)
- NOTAM facility
- DUT
- Attendance
- ALL 0800-1630
- Beacon
- white-green (SS-SR)
- Segmented circle
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- FAR 139 class
- I A
- Airport phone
- 907-532-2466
- Activated
- 1950/01
- Distance from city
- 1 N
Night operations
- Airport lighting
- SEE RMK
- Rotating beacon
- white-green · SS-SR
- Pilot-controlled lighting
- FOR REIL RWY 13 & 31; MIRL RWY 13/31; RWY 31 THR VEH XG TFC LGT - CTAF. 7 CLICKS ON & 3 CLICKS FOR XG TFC LGT & REIL OFF. VASI RWY 13 & 31 OPR CONSLY.; SPB GATE OPS - CTAF; 7 CLICK OPEN; 3 CLICKS CLOSE. SEE SECTION C NOTICE FOR GATE PROC. on 122.6 — Chart Supplement ↗
Runway lighting aids — 13: VASI · 31: VASI.
FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are under Sun & FAA night in the Weather section.
Services fuel · repairs · oxygen · attendance
- Fuel available
- Jet A
- Parking
- hangars
- Other services
- Cargo
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Remarks FAA · 15 notes
General
- TSNT PRKG RAMP B.
- HVY BIRD CONCENTRATIONS ON & INVOF ARPT.
- SNOW REMOVAL & DEICING OF RWY, TWY & RAMPS DURG DUTY HR.
- ARFF EQUIP STAFFED DURG LRG ACR OPS PDS.
- HAZ RPRTG DURG ATNDNC HR & ACFT OVR 30 PAX SEAT.
- RWY 31 JET BLAST AREA CLSD TO TAX EXC WHEN ROAD VEHICLE & PEDESTRIAN TFC CTLD BY OPR REP; CLKWS TURN RQD.
- SPB GATE OPS - CTAF; 7 CLICK OPEN; 3 CLICKS CLOSE. SEE SECTION C NOTICE FOR GATE PROC.
- TFC PAT AROUND MT.
- WX INFO 0745-1845 - DUTCH WX 129.5 OR 907-581-1256.
- WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV.
- CTN: VESSEL TFC WI 1500 FT RWY 13; VESSEL DOCK WI 1300 FT RWY 31.
Runways
- PCR VALUE: 860/F/B/X/T
- PAEW ON RWY. LOCKED WHEEL TURNS NA.
- UNUSBL +1.4 MI DUE TO MT; SKEWED 5 DEG S OF RWY HDG.
Lighting
- FOR REIL RWY 13 & 31; MIRL RWY 13/31; RWY 31 THR VEH XG TFC LGT - CTAF. 7 CLICKS ON & 3 CLICKS FOR XG TFC LGT & REIL OFF. VASI RWY 13 & 31 OPR CONSLY.
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About PADU
Tom Madsen (Dutch Harbor) Airport (DUT · PADU) is an airport in Unalaska, AK, at 23 ft MSL. It has 1 runway, the longest 4,500 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for PADU, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does PADU have a control tower?
No. Tom Madsen (Dutch Harbor) Airport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM in the Comms & NavAids section.
What is the longest runway at PADU?
Tom Madsen (Dutch Harbor) Airport has 1 runway; the longest is 4,500 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is PADU?
Tom Madsen (Dutch Harbor) Airport is in Unalaska, AK, at an elevation of 23 ft MSL. Coordinates: 53.8988, -166.5450.
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