# Annette Island Airport (ANN)

> Metlakatla, US · IATA: ANN · ICAO: PANT · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `ANN` |
| ICAO | `PANT` |
| City | Metlakatla |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 36 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 55.03766, -131.57261 |

## Description

Until 1973, flying to Ketchikan meant landing here: jets touched down on Annette Island (IATA: ANN, ICAO: PANT) and passengers continued by amphibious aircraft across to town, because Ketchikan had no land runway of its own. The WWII-built field belongs to the Metlakatla Indian Community — Alaska's only Indian reservation, founded in 1887 when Tsimshian settlers followed missionary William Duncan from British Columbia. Today floatplanes and the Ketchikan ferry handle daily traffic, and all goods arrive by water; air cargo does not exist here. The oversized runway remains, a monument to wartime engineering in one of America's rainiest places.

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