Taunton Muni/King Field
TAN · KTAN · Taunton, Massachusetts · Bristol County · map
Taunton Muni/King Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Taunton, 3 miles east of Taunton, Massachusetts, 41 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 12/30, is 3,499 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
Weather right now KTAN · observed 4:52 pm EDT (20:52 UTC), 29 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northwest (310°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 61°F (16°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter 29.99 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KTAN 062052Z AUTO 31007KT 10SM CLR 16/01 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T01610011 55004
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA TAN · ICAO KTAN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Taunton
- Elevation
- 41 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 2:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16W
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 3,499 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 1,034 × 60 ft | Grass and gravel, fair |
- Runway 12: trees 23 ft high 1,000 ft from the end
- Runway 30: PAPI, four lights on the right, trees 40 ft high 1,075 ft from the end
- Runway 04: trees 60 ft high 800 ft from the end
- Runway 22: trees 85 ft high 1,000 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Approach and departure | 128.7 | |
| Woodstock and center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.85 | |
| Tan and automated weather (ASOS) | 132.675 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 508-824-5005.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Taunton from the FAA register
7 aircraft are registered to owners in Taunton, Massachusetts: 6 piston singles, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Massachusetts.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 17 since 1982, 4 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Established prior to 1959.
- Avoid flying ovr the elementary school at der 30.
- Activate PAPI runway 30; runway end identifier lights runway 30; medium-intensity runway lights runway 12/30; windsock - the common traffic frequency.
- Surface rough and loose stones.
- Helicopter avoid overflight of densely populated areas west and south of airport.
- Caution wildlife, deer and geese on and in the vicinity of airport and runways.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.