AirNav: AK44 - Talkeetna Village Strip Airport

AK44

Talkeetna Village Strip Airport
Talkeetna, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	AK44
Lat/Long:	62-19-08.1720N 150-06-58.1320W 62-19.136200N 150-06.968867W 62.3189367,-150.1161478 (estimated)
Elevation:	346 ft. / 105 m (estimated)
Variation:	25E (1985)
From city:	1 mile S of TALKEETNA, AK
Time zone:	UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	99676

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use, PUBLIC LAND
Activation date:	10/1950
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	TALKEETNA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-733-2277]
Alternate FSS:	ENA KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-864-1737]
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	123.6
WX ASOS at TKA (0.7 nm E):	135.2 (907-621-7601)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
TKAr327/1.3		TALKEETNA VOR/DME		116.20		19E

Airport Services

Airframe service:	MINOR
Powerplant service:	MINOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:	1600 x 30 ft. / 488 x 9 m
Surface:	gravel
	RUNWAY 16	RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:	none	none
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Obstructions:	trees, 100 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear	brush, 70 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	BLM GLENNALLEN FIELD OFFICE P.O. BOX 147 GLENNALLEN, AK 99588 Phone 907-822-3217
Manager:	ROBERT GERLACH TALKEETNA AIRMEN'S ASSOCIATION, PO BOX 177 TALKEETNA, AK 99676 Phone 907-982-3760

Additional Remarks

-	HELIPORT ON SE END OF RWY, NO ROTOR CRAFT OPS ON MAIN RWY.
-	QUIET HOURS ARE 2300-HRS TO 0700-HRS, NO TAKEOFFS DURING THESE HOURS. NO OPS AFTER CIVIL TWILIGHT.
-	NO SNOW REMOVAL, NO WHEEL OPERATIONS WHEN SNOW ON RWY, NO EXCEPTIONS.
-	ARPT CLSD IN SPRING DUE TO SOFT SURFACE CONDITIONS NOT OBSERVABLE WHEN ALOFT. SURFACE WILL BE MARKED WITH X'S AND ORANGE CONES WHEN CLSD.
-	TRANSIENT PARKING ONLY ON WEST SIDE S OF BALL FIELD WHERE RWY WIDENS. NO ACFT PARKING AT N END. PARKING OVER 8 HRS CONTACT ARPT MGR: 907 982-3760 FOR ASSIGNMENT.
-	WHEN POSSIBLE DUE TO WIND, TAKEOFFS S AND LANDINGS N FOR NOISE ABATEMENT AND OBSTACLE CLEARANCE.
-	ALL OPS MUST BE SAFE, CONSIDERATE TO TALKEETNA COMMUNITY.
-	ARPT CLSD TO ACFT WITH MAX CERTIFIED GROSS WEIGHT OVER 3000 LBS.
-	RWY HAS NUMEROUS HUMPS, HEAVES AND ROCKS TO 4 IN.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AK44.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PATK - Talkeetna Airport (1 nm E)
PAUO - Willow Airport (34 nm S)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (48 nm S)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (48 nm S)
PAAQ - Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (52 nm SE)

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Area around AK44 (Talkeetna Village Strip Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-Mar-2025

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:40	15:40
Sunrise	07:25	16:25
Sunset	18:55	03:55
Evening civil twilight	19:40	04:40

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	14-Mar-2025 05:42:20
Local (UTC-9)	13-Mar-2025 20:42:20

METAR

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140453Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM BKN055 BKN070 OVC100 M02/M05 A2945 RMK AO2 SNB0358E16 SLP978 P0000 T10221050 TSNO

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