FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 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 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 **CHANGED** | |
download (273KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 07 **CHANGED** | |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
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 06-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | + | | + |
| Sunrise | | 03:37 | | 11:37 |
| Sunset | | 00:49 | | 08:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | + | | + |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Jul-2008 00:42:56 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 06-Jul-2008 16:42:56 |
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| METAR |
| PATA | 062252Z 11005KT 10SM BKN080 26/09 A2959 RMK A02 SLP022 T02610089
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| TAF |
| PATA | 062336Z 070024 12007KT P6SM VCTS FEW060CB BKN120 TEMPO 0003 06011G20KT TSRA BKN060CB OVC120 FM0400 06006KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 FM1800 13006KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 PROB30 2024 -SHRA BKN050 OVC090
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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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