Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tanana, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 236 ft / 72 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 65°10′28″N 152°06′34″W / 65.17444°N 152.10944°W | ||||||||||
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Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport (IATA: TAL, ICAO: PATA, FAA LID: TAL) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) west of the central business district of Tanana,[1] a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 3,549 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[2] 3,298 enplanements in 2009, and 3,241 in 2010.[3] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport (between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year).[4]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport covers an area of 1,650 acres (668 ha) at an elevation of 236 feet (72 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 7/25 with a gravel surface measuring 4,400 by 150 feet (1,341 x 46 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending September 29, 2009, the airport had 3,100 aircraft operations, an average of 258 per month: 55% general aviation, 43% air taxi, and 2% military.[1]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Wright Air Service | Fairbanks, Hughes, Huslia, Ruby[5] |
Statistics
[edit]| Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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| Wright Air |
| Rank | City | Airport | Passengers |
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| 1 | Fairbanks, AK | Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) | 1,500 |
| 2 | Huslia, AK | Huslia Airport (HSL) | 30 |
| 3 | Galena, AK | Galena Airport (BTT) | 10 |
| 4 | Hughes, AK | Hughes Airport (HUS) | <10 |
| 5 | Ruby, AK | Ruby Airport (RBY) | <10 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for TAL PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 5, 2012.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
- ^ "Timetable" (PDF). Wright Air Service. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ a b "Tanana, AK: Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial (TAL)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. June 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Topographic map from USGS The National Map
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- FAA Terminal Procedures for TAL, effective September 5, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for TAL
- AirNav airport information for PATA
- ASN accident history for TAL
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PATA
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for TAL
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