# Ralph M Calhoun Memorial Airport (TAL / PATA)

**Ralph M Calhoun Memorial Airport** (IATA: TAL, ICAO: PATA) is a small airport in Tanana, Alaska, United States. It opened in Sep 1947. It has one runway, 4,400 ft (1,341 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 5 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pata

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TAL / PATA
- FAA: TAL
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Tanana, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Sep 1947
- Elevation: 242 ft / 74 m
- Coordinates: 65.1744, -152.1090
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,400 ft / 1,341 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Passengers: 4,797 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_M._Calhoun_Memorial_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2061612
- Weather station: PATA · WMO 70178
- Ident: PATA

## Timeline

- Sep 1947: Ralph M Calhoun Memorial Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 4,400 ft / 1,341 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Gravel | 089° / 269° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 12,573 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 12,453 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 12,087 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 10,031 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 8,054 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 2,880 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 3,121 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 4,592 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 4,004 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 4,162 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 4,797 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

4 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [HUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pahu.md) Hughes Airport · United States · 86 mi / 138 km · Wright Air Service
- [RBY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pary.md) Ruby Airport · United States · 103 mi / 166 km · Wright Air Service
- [FAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafa.md) Fairbanks International Airport · United States · 127 mi / 204 km · Wright Air Service
- [HSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pahl.md) Huslia Airport · United States · 127 mi / 204 km · Wright Air Service

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from TAL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- 8V [Wright Air Service](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wright-air-service) · 4

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 5K (2025) | #2,933 of 3,974 | #768 in North America | #555 in US |
| Longest runway | 4,400 ft / 1,341 m | =8,397 of 29,858 | =3,201 in North America | =2,637 in US |
| Elevation | 242 ft / 74 m | #32,880 of 43,403 | #15,055 in North America | #12,675 in US |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [80A](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak80.md) American Creek Airport · 28 mi / 44 km
- [PAHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pahe.md) Healy Airport · 36 mi / 59 km
- [MLY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paml.md) Manley Hot Springs Airport · 44 mi / 72 km
- [2Z2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2z2.md) Eureka Creek Airport · 55 mi / 88 km
- [RMP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rmp.md) Rampart Airport · 61 mi / 99 km
- [20K](https://dromopedia.com/airports/20k.md) Quail Creek Airport · 69 mi / 111 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ralph_M._Calhoun_Memorial_Airport&oldid=1363074085), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pata/data