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Airport · ICAO · US

Class G

Talkeetna Village Strip

ID AK44 Elev 346 ft Lat 62° 19.17' N Lon 150° 6.81' W Zulu …

Live conditions at AK44

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Aerial view · AK44

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for AK44 — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at AK44

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 1,600 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 — 1,600 ft 30 ft Gravel No —
34 — 1,600 ft 30 ft Gravel No —

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for AK44, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.

0 matched · 8 not yet translated

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (8 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·HELI SE END OF RWY; RWY ROT OPS NA.
  • ·ALL OPS BE SAFE & CONSIDERATE TO COMMUNITY.
  • ·TKOFF NA DURG QUIET HR 2300-0700; OPS AFT CIVIL TWI NA.
  • ·SNOW REMOVAL & WHEEL OPS NA WHEN SNOW ON RWY.
  • ·CLSD IN SPRING WHEN SFC SOFT; BE ALERT FOR CLSD MARKINGS & ORANGE CONES.
  • ·TSNT PRKG W SIDE & S OF BALL FIELD.
  • ·ARPT CLSD TO OVR 3000 LB MAX CRTFYD GROSS WT.
  • ·WHEN PSBL FOR WINDS LND N & TKOFF S; NOISE ABATEMENT & OBST CLNC. 4 IN ROCKS, HUMPS & HEAVES.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events at AK44

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

See ranking across all airports → · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=5

  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Other 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-08-05 ALASKAN AIR ADVENTURES LLC SQ2 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2019-07-11 Cessna 180 · Under/overshoot · day →
2013-07-12 Aeronca 15AC · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2011-04-09 Piper PA-22/20 · Other · VMC · day →
1990-05-21 Piper PA-18 · Gear-up · day →

Designees in AK

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as AK44 — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

1,010

Flight Instructors

A&P

3,011

Mechanics

AME

30

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

4

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DPRE

2

Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)

DAR-F

5

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

6

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

7

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

24

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

25

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

APD

7

Aircrew Program Designees (APD)

Schools

20

Flight Schools

FBO

55

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

6

Flying Clubs

Repair

4

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

3

EAA Chapters

DPEs near AK44

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Walter Maurice Warner Willow AK 29 nm
Martin Eric Hinshaw Wasilla AK 48 nm
Ray Larue Hodges Wasilla AK 48 nm
Stacia Joyce Wasilla AK 48 nm
John Doy Jeffers Palmer AK 52 nm
Rex Lee Gray Palmer AK 52 nm
Dean Stewart Paulson Eagle River AK 64 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 73 nm
Bruce Cummings Anchorage AK 73 nm
Carol Zerbe Anchorage AK 73 nm

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

CFIs near AK44

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Nicus David Hicks Talkeetna AK 5 nm
Donald Robert Lee Talkeetna AK 5 nm
William Edward Nebesky Talkeetna AK 5 nm
Dallas Allen Haman Talkeetna AK 5 nm
Daniel Newton Rovey Talkeetna AK 5 nm
Danvers William Boardman Talkeetna AK 5 nm
Andrew Joseph Haag Talkeetna AK 5 nm
Richard Craig Ricks Talkeetna AK 5 nm
Lorena Anne Knapp Talkeetna AK 5 nm
Andreas Friedrich Hermansky Talkeetna AK 5 nm

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

A&P mechanics near AK44

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Nicus David Hicks Talkeetna AK 5 nm
Donald Robert Lee Talkeetna AK 5 nm
William Wayne Stearns Talkeetna AK 5 nm
Danial J Doty Talkeetna AK 5 nm
Dallas Allen Haman Talkeetna AK 5 nm
Christopher Dean Campbell Talkeetna AK 5 nm
Ralph Andrew Young Talkeetna AK 5 nm
Gary Roechester Owens Talkeetna AK 5 nm
Andrew Joseph Haag Talkeetna AK 5 nm
Clayton Bradley Dillard Talkeetna AK 5 nm

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

Repair stations near AK44

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 52 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 67 nm
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 68 nm
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 162 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 1223 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 1262 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 1271 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 1295 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 1301 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 1310 nm

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