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Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport

Coordinates: 65°10′28″N 152°06′34″W / 65.17444°N 152.10944°W / 65.17444; -152.10944
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Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
ServesTanana, Alaska
Elevation AMSL236 ft / 72 m
Coordinates65°10′28″N 152°06′34″W / 65.17444°N 152.10944°W / 65.17444; -152.10944
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TAL is located in Alaska
TAL
TAL
Location of airport in Alaska
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7/25 4,400 1,341 Gravel
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations3,100

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

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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

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The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Wright Air Service Fairbanks, Hughes, Huslia, Ruby[5]

Statistics

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Carrier shares: July 2023 – June 2024[6]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
Wright Air
3,100(100.00%)
Top domestic destinations: July 2023 – June 2024[6]
Rank City Airport Passengers
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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for TAL PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 5, 2012.
  2. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  3. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  4. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
  5. ^ "Timetable" (PDF). Wright Air Service. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  6. ^ 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.
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