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8KA · Tatitna Airport

FAA-LID · US · 5 NTSB events

ID 8KA Elev 1,490 ft Lat 62° 17.60' N Lon 153° 21.72' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 1,200 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 — 1,200 ft 12 ft TURF-GRVL-P No —
24 — 1,200 ft 12 ft TURF-GRVL-P No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 4 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·ALSO KNOWN AS RHON RIVER & SHORT CUT STRIP.
  • ·CTN: WIND SHEER &/OR WIND DRCTN CHANGE; TWO MT INVOF ARPT.
  • ·ARPT IDITAROD CK POINT; HVY FEB-MAR.
  • ·WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV PVT & UNMNTND. 10 IN SFC ROCKS; DIPS; UNEVEN GRADE.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

AK48

Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

1

12.5% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Ground collision 1

All time · n=5

  • Loss of control 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Other 1
  • Ground collision 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-02-28 Cessna U206G · Ground collision · day →
2017-11-29 Piper PA 18-125 · Other · day →
2013-08-30 Piper PA-18A · Loss of control · day →
2008-02-05 de Havilland DHC-2 · Loss of control · day →
2001-09-25 Piper PA-22 · Engine failure · day →

Designees in AK

CFI Flight Instructors 1,010 A&P Mechanics 3,011 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 30 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 7 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 24 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 25 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 7 Schools Flight Schools 20 FBO Fixed Base Operators 55 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 3

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Walter Maurice Warner Willow AK 108 nm
Martin Eric Hinshaw Wasilla AK 118 nm
Ray Larue Hodges Wasilla AK 118 nm
Stacia Joyce Wasilla AK 118 nm
Dean Stewart Paulson Eagle River AK 124 nm
John Doy Jeffers Palmer AK 127 nm
Rex Lee Gray Palmer AK 127 nm
Darlene Kellogg Rudisill Kasilof AK 133 nm
Keith Ham Kasilof AK 133 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 134 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Brett Scott Gibbens Mc Grath AK 79 nm
Jeff Duane Grelson Trapper Creek AK 83 nm
Nicus David Hicks Talkeetna AK 96 nm
Donald Robert Lee Talkeetna AK 96 nm
William Edward Nebesky Talkeetna AK 96 nm
Dallas Allen Haman Talkeetna AK 96 nm
Daniel Newton Rovey Talkeetna AK 96 nm
Danvers William Boardman Talkeetna AK 96 nm
Andrew Joseph Haag Talkeetna AK 96 nm
Richard Craig Ricks Talkeetna AK 96 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Daniel William Mcmullen Skwentna AK 65 nm
Hayley Elizabeth Batt Mcgrath AK 72 nm
Robert Lee Magnuson Jr Mc Grath AK 79 nm
Barnabas Jack Funk Mc Grath AK 79 nm
Steffen Gregory Strick Mc Grath AK 79 nm
Victor Edgar Ladeira Mc Grath AK 79 nm
Curtis Wayne Bedingfield Trapper Creek AK 83 nm
Kenneth Randall Crosby Trapper Creek AK 83 nm
Isaac John Bedingfield Trapper Creek AK 83 nm
David Allen Storrs Trapper Creek AK 83 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 117 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 119 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 128 nm
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 212 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 1303 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 1342 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 1351 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 1374 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 1380 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 1388 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.