The present study is concerned with an experimental investigation of the local heat transfer coefficient for an air jet impinging on a flat plate with porous foam (aluminum and resin foam) using a thin metal foil technique. The experiments are performed for the Reynolds number (based on a nozzle diameter) ranging from 10,000 to 25,000 and nozzle to plate spacing varying from 2 to 10 times the inner diameter of a nozzle. The thickness, porosity, and pore density used are 8 mm, 92%, and 20 pores per inch. The static wall pressure distribution for the smooth flat plate and a foamed flat plate is measured. An infrared thermal imaging technique is used for temperature distribution measurement. The wall static pressure distribution shows that the presence of the porous foam offers extra additional hydraulic resistance to an incoming jet. Metal foamed flat plate experiences an increase in heat transfer because of conduction caused by the metal foam and decrease in heat transfer because of additional hydraulic resistance. However, the resin foamed flat plate experiences only decreases heat transfer caused by the additional hydraulic resistance. Hence, the conduction effect experienced by the metal foamed flat plate can be separated. Region-wise correlations for Nusselt number based on the Reynolds number (Re), a non-dimensional radial distance (r/d)and nozzle to plate spacing (z/d) are proposed.