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Talkeetna Airport

This is about Talkeetna's modern airport. For its historic airstrip, see Talkeetna Airstrip.

Talkeetna Airport (IATA: TKA, ICAO: PATK, FAA LID: TKA) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.9 km) east of the central business district of Talkeetna, in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]

Talkeetna Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
ServesTalkeetna, Alaska
Elevation AMSL358 ft / 109 m
Coordinates62°19′14″N 150°05′37″W / 62.32056°N 150.09361°W / 62.32056; -150.09361
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TKA is located in Alaska
TKA
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Location of airport in Alaska
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 3,500 1,067 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 480 146 Gravel
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations30,000
Based aircraft25

This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.[2] As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,150 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008.[3]

The airport is home to at least seven air taxi operations, and is busy during tourist season because of its proximity to Denali.[4] Air services operating from the airport include Sheldon Air Service, Talkeetna Aero Services, K2 Aviation, and Talkeetna Air Taxi.

Facilities and aircraft

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Talkeetna Airport, 2011

Talkeetna Airport covers an area of 624 acres (253 ha) at an elevation of 358 feet (109 m) above mean sea level. Its one runway is designated 1/19 and has an asphalt pavement measuring 3,500 by 75 feet (1,067 by 23 m). It also has one helipad designated H1 with a gravel surface measuring 480 by 85 feet (146 by 26 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2009, the airport had 30,000 aircraft operations, an average of 82 per day: 67% general aviation, 32% air taxi, and 2% military. At that time there were 25 aircraft based at this airport: 96% single-engine, and 4% multi-engine.[1]

Historical airline service

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Alaska Airlines served Talkeetna from the mid 1950s to the early 1960s on a flag stop basis via a local route between Anchorage and Fairbanks with prop aircraft such as the Douglas DC-3 and the Curtiss C-46.[5][6][7][8][9][10] In 1978, Great Northern Airlines, a regional air carrier, was operating six nonstop flights a week to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport as well as a direct one stop flight to Fairbanks International Airport also operated six days a week via a stop at McKinley National Park Airport with both services being flown with Piper Chieftain twin prop aircraft.[11] By 1999 Grant Aviation, a commuter air carrier, served Talkeetna with six roundtrip nonstop flights a week to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport operated with a Beechcraft Super King Air twin turboprop aircraft.[12] The airport currently does not have any scheduled passenger air service; however, charter flights are available.

Incidents

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In February 2023, a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache based at Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks, Alaska crashed at the airport. Both crew members were injured in the crash.[13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for TKA PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective August 25, 2011.
  2. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
  3. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008 (PDF, 1.0 MB)" (PDF). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  4. ^ "Talkeetna Chamber of Commerce, Alaska". www.talkeetnachamber.org. Archived from the original on 2006-03-17.
  5. ^ "Alaska Airlines Brochure Summer 1955 (Front Page)". Alaska Airlines. 1955-07-18. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  6. ^ "Alaska Airlines Brochure Summer 1955 (Back Page)". Alaska Airlines. 1955-07-18. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  7. ^ "Alaska Airlines Brochure Summer 1959 (Front Page)". Alaska Airlines. 1959-07-01. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  8. ^ "Alaska Airlines Brochure Summer 1959 (Back Page)". Alaska Airlines. 1959-07-01. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  9. ^ "Alaska Airlines Brochure Spring / Summer 1960 (p. 1)". Alaska Airlines. 1960-06-01. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  10. ^ "Alaska Airlines Brochure Spring / Summer 1960 (p. 4)". Alaska Airlines. 1960-06-01. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  11. ^ Dec. 15, 1978 Official Airline Guide (OAG), North American edition, Anchorage flight schedules, page 99 & Fairbanks flight schedules, page 449
  12. ^ August 1999 OAG Flight Guide, Worldwide Edition, Anchorage & Talkeetna flight schedules
  13. ^ Two Army Aviators Injured in Alaska AH-64 Apache Crash, Patricia Kime, Military.com, 2023-02-06
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