Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport Explained

Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport
Iata:TAL
Icao:PATA
Faa:TAL
Type:Public
Owner:State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
City-Served:Tanana, Alaska
Elevation-F:236
Coordinates:65.1744°N -152.1094°W
Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Alaska
Pushpin Label:TAL
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:7/25
R1-Length-F:4,400
R1-Surface:Gravel
Stat-Year:2009
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:3,100
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) west of the central business district of Tanana, 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

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).

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.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 5, 2012.
  2. Web site: Enplanements for CY 2008 . PDF, 1.0 MB . CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data . Federal Aviation Administration . December 18, 2009 .
  3. Web site: Enplanements for CY 2010 . PDF, 189 KB . CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2011 .
  4. Web site: 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A . PDF, 2.03 MB . National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2010 .

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