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Ralph M Calhoun Memorial Airport

Tanana, United States

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Elevation

236 ft

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The Essence of Ralph M Calhoun Memorial Airport

TAL

Location

Tanana · AK · United States

Connectivity

4 routes · 3 destinations

Position

65.174°, -152.109° · 236 ft elev.

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Remote Alaskan gateway serving the Tanana River community.

Location

Tanana, United States

Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport (IATA: TAL, ICAO: PATA) is a public-use airport located in Tanana, Alaska, a small rural community situated at the confluence of the Yukon and Tanana Rivers. The airport serves as a critical lifeline for residents, as Tanana has no road connections to the broader Alaska highway system. The airport is owned by the State of Alaska and managed under the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. It provides essential air access for passenger travel, mail delivery, medical transport, and freight services to this remote Interior Alaska community. Air travel is the primary means of transportation for Tanana residents, making the airport an indispensable part of daily life. Small regional carriers operate scheduled service connecting Tanana to Fairbanks and other nearby communities.

Terminals

The airport has a basic terminal facility typical of rural Alaskan bush airports, with minimal amenities suited to a small community.

Getting to & from

There is no road access to Tanana; ground transportation within the community is limited, and the airport is reachable primarily on foot or by local vehicle.

Airlines here

Ravn Alaska and other small regional carriers have historically provided scheduled service connecting Tanana to Fairbanks.

Notable facts

›Tanana has no road connections to the Alaska highway system, making air service essential.
›The airport is named after Ralph M. Calhoun, honoring a local figure of significance.
›The airport is owned and operated by the State of Alaska.
›Tanana sits at the confluence of the Yukon and Tanana Rivers in Interior Alaska.
›The airport supports critical services including medical evacuations and freight delivery.

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Routes

TAL → FAI4W · PA2

TAL → FAI8V · CNC

TAL → HSL8V · CNC

TAL → RBY8V · CNC

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CNC3 routes Piper PA-31 Navajo1 routes

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Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport

Airport

Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) west of the central business district of Tanana, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.

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