FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TAL |
| Lat/Long: | 65-10-27.8230N / 152-06-33.7990W 65-10.463717N / 152-06.563317W 65.1743953 / -152.1093886 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 236 ft. / 71.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 19E (2010) |
| From city: | 1 mile W of TANANA, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99777 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | FAIRBANKS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | FAIRBANKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-474-0788] |
| NOTAMs facility: | TAL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 07/25 & VASI RY 07 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.1 (907-366-7266) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 133.1/285.4 (MURPHY DOME RCAG).COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY FAIRBANKS FSS ON FREQ 122.65 (TANANA RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| TALr076/1.7 | | TANANA VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 19E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BEAR CREEK | | 070/2.4 | | 212 | | 19E | | BCC | -... -.-. -.-. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 4400 x 150 ft. / 1341 x 46 m |
| Surface: | gravel, in poor condition NUMEROUS CRACKS IN RY SFC UP TO 1 IN DEEP. |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RYS 7 & 25 NSTD MKGS; THLDS MKD WITH MKRS. |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 65-10.460333N | | 65-10.468833N |
| Longitude: | 152-07.345500W | | 152-05.628667W |
| Elevation: | 223.0 ft. | | 236.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% UP | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 070 magnetic, 089 true | | 250 magnetic, 269 true |
| Markings: | NSTD | | NSTD |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 125 ft. right of centerline | | 24 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 40 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF N RGN 2301 PEGER RD FAIRBANKS, AK 99709 Phone 907-451-2200 |
| Manager: | BILL O'HALLORAN 2301 PEGER ROAD FAIRBANKS, AK 99709 Phone 907-451-5250 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 5 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 59/week * | | 44% | air taxi | | 39% | local general aviation | | 16% | transient general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | SNOW REMOVAL OPERATIONS DURING WINTER--MONITOR CTAF. |
| - | RY COND NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING. |
| - | FLOATPLANE TFC IN RIVER ADJ TO ARPT. |
| - | WX OBSERVER AVBL FOR LOCAL ARPT WX ON CTAF (CALL SIGN: TANANA WEATHER) & PHONE 907-366-7288 0600-2130. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | SEGMENTED CIRCLE OVERGROWN. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 | |
download (273KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 07 | |
download (246KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (69KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PAIM - Indian Mountain LRRS Airport (63 nm NW)
PAMH - Minchumina Airport (77 nm S)
PFAL - Allakaket Airport (84 nm N)
PANN - Nenana Municipal Airport (86 nm SE)
PARY - Ruby Airport (89 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Blaine E. Fisher
Photo taken 28-Aug-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Aug-2008
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:49 | | 13:49 |
| Sunrise | | 06:46 | | 14:46 |
| Sunset | | 21:32 | | 05:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 22:28 | | 06:28 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Aug-2008 10:10:44 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 30-Aug-2008 02:10:44 |
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| METAR |
| PATA | 300952Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM CLR 00/M01 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP177 T00001006 TSNO
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| TAF |
| PATA | 300520Z 300606 VRB02KT P6SM SCT030 BKN040
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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