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PATA · Ralph M Calhoun Memorial Airport

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID PATA Elev 236 ft Lat 65° 10.46' N Lon 152° 6.54' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

—

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: 4,400 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 089° 4,400 ft 100 ft GRVL-P No —
25 269° 4,400 ft 100 ft 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).

  • NDB BCC

    Bear Creek

    0.21 MHz · LO · MEDIUM

  • VOR-DME TAL

    Tanana

    116.60 MHz · DME 116.60 · LO · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 31 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07–25: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07–25: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

All translated remarks (1)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07–25: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 07–25: 4400X100 (GRVL) MIRL 0.3% up E RWY 07: VASI(V4L)—…

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (31 sentences)
  • ·ALASKA 235 TANACROSS (TSG) 1 S UTC–9(–8DT) N63º22.44´ W143º19.74´ 1559 NOTAM FILE ORT RWY 06–24: H4963X150 (ASPH) RWY 06: Trees.
  • ·RWY 12–30: H4871X150 (ASPH) 0.3% up SE RWY 12: Trees.
  • ·Air ops and fire support summer months.
  • ·Rwy 06–24 sfc cracked with vegetation.
  • ·Rwy 12–30 sfc cracked with vegetation.
  • ·Rwy 06 yellow nrs and cntrln.
  • ·Rwy 12 yellow nrs and cntrln.
  • ·Rwy 24 yellow nrs and cntrln.
  • ·Rwy 30 yellow nrs and cntrln.
  • ·Rwy 24 apch—300 ft wide swath cut thru trees.
  • ·Rwy 30 apch—280 ft wide swath cut thru trees.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 907-474-2320
  • ·CTAF 122.8 SUAIS 125.3 126.3 (1–800–758–8723).
  • ·NORTHWAY (H) (H) VORTACW 116.3 ORT Chan 110 N62º56.83´ W141º54.76´ 287º 46.3 NM to fld. 1779/17E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 342º–037º byd 30 NM blo 10,500´ DME unusable: 342º–037º byd 30 NM blo 10,500´ COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: For a toll free call to Northway FSS dial 1–800–478–6611.
  • ·LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 07–25 and VASI Rwy 07—CTAF.
  • ·Rwy condition not monitored, recommend visual inspection prior to ldg.
  • ·Snow removal ops during winter—monitor CTAF.
  • ·Twy B closed during winter months.
  • ·Twy B reflectors 36 inches tall.
  • ·Floatplane tfc in river adj to arpt.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (907) 451-5280
  • ·ASOS 135.1 (907) 366–7266.
  • ·CTAF 122.9 TANANA RCO 122.65(FAIRBANKS RADIO) ®ANCHORAGE CENTER APP/DEP CON 120.9 285.4
  • ·CLASS E svc 1500–0630Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·TANANA (H) (H) VORW/DME 116.6 TAL Chan 113 N65º10.63´ W152º10.65´ 076º 1.8 NM to fld. 394/19E.
  • ·VOR AZIMUTH & DME portion unusable: 280º–050º byd 20 NM blo 9,000´ COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: For toll free call to Fairbanks FSS dial 1–866–248–6516.
  • ·Wx observer avbl for local arpt wx on CTAF (call sign: TANANA WEATHER) and phone 907–366–7288 1500–0630Z‡.
  • ·TANANA N65º10.63´ W152º10.65´ NOTAM FILE TAL.
  • ·(H) (H) VORW/DME 116.6 TAL Chan 113 076º 1.8 NM to Ralph M Calhoun Meml. 394/19E.

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Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · TAL

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

2

25.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=3

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2010-05-24 Piper PA-12 · Weather · VMC · day →
2001-09-21 Piper PA-32R-300 · Gear-up · day →
1999-06-11 Piper PA-31-350 · CFIT · VMC · 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
Craig Mead Kenmonth Fairbanks AK 115 nm
David Christopher Matthews Fairbanks AK 115 nm
Walter Maurice Warner Willow AK 208 nm
Martin Eric Hinshaw Wasilla AK 227 nm
Ray Larue Hodges Wasilla AK 227 nm
Stacia Joyce Wasilla AK 227 nm
John Doy Jeffers Palmer AK 229 nm
Rex Lee Gray Palmer AK 229 nm
Dean Stewart Paulson Eagle River AK 243 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 252 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
Carl James Congdon Manley Spgs AK 38 nm
Adam Kelcey White Nenana AK 86 nm
John Albert Fitzgerald Jr Ester AK 105 nm
Bruce Alan Carter Healy AK 109 nm
Richard Allen Burley Fairbanks AK 115 nm
James Adelbert Cerney Fairbanks AK 115 nm
Lawrence James Ellison Fairbanks AK 115 nm
Thomas Harry George Fairbanks AK 115 nm
William Ludlow Johnson Fairbanks AK 115 nm
Alonzo Hyatt Kelly Fairbanks AK 115 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
Sidney James Parrish Manley Spgs AK 38 nm
Adam Kelcey White Nenana AK 86 nm
Richard Henry Mayrand Nenana AK 86 nm
John Albert Fitzgerald Jr Ester AK 105 nm
Harold Carlsen Celestina Ester AK 105 nm
John Quist Gamble Ester AK 105 nm
Steven Scott Rimer Ester AK 105 nm
Melinda Louise Harris Ester AK 105 nm
Androcles Jay Lester Ester AK 105 nm
Timothy Neil Covell Healy AK 109 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 111 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 230 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 246 nm
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 246 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 1358 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 1396 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 1406 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 1433 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 1437 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 1447 nm

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