Talkeetna Airport
TKA · PATK · Talkeetna, Alaska · Matanuska-Susitna County · map
Talkeetna Airport is a public-use airport, 1 mile east of Talkeetna, Alaska, 365 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 01/19, is 3,500 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now PATK · observed 11:53 am AKDT (19:53 UTC), 42 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (180°) at 3 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a broken layer at 9,000 feet, overcast at 12,000 feet
- Temperature 40°F (4°C), dew point 38°F (3°C)
- Altimeter 29.60 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 9:36 am AKDT (17:36 UTC), good until Wed 10:00 am AKDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 10:00 am AKDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 6,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 10:00 pm AKDT (06:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 6 miles, mist, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 300 feet, a broken layer at 2,500 feet MVFR
- From Wed 4:00 am AKDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 5 miles, light rain showers, mist, scattered clouds at 300 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet MVFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR PATK 061953Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM BKN090 OVC120 04/03 A2960 RMK AO2 SLP028 T00440033 TSNO $
TAF PATK 061736Z 0618/0718 20004KT P6SM BKN060 FM070600 00000KT 6SM BR VCSH SCT003 BKN025 FM071200 VRB02KT 5SM -SHRA BR SCT003 OVC020
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 TKA · ICAO PATK
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 365 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- April to November, Monday to Thursday, 3:00 pm to 1:30 am; December to March, Sunday to Saturday, 3:00 pm to 1:30 am
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Anchorage sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1949
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,500 × 75 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 01: VASI, four boxes on the right, trees 47 ft high 995 ft from the end
- Runway 19: VASI, four boxes on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tka and flight Service · Talkeetna and rco | 123.6 | Talkeetna |
| UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Tka and flight Service · Talkeetna and rco | 121.5 | Talkeetna |
| Tka and flight Service · Talkeetna and rco | 122.2 | Talkeetna |
| Talkeetna and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 125.55 | |
| Tka and automated weather (ASOS) · Tka and flight Service | 135.2 | Talkeetna · Afis frequency 135.2. |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 907-621-7601.
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Aircraft registered in Talkeetna from the FAA register
94 aircraft are registered to owners in Talkeetna, Alaska: 82 piston singles, 7 turboprops, 4 helicopters, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 42 since 1982, 0 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
- Helicopter operations north ramp. Helicopter operations to and from helicopter ramps avoid ramp otfc and rmn clear of comm ramp and general aviation parking.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 01/19 - the common traffic frequency. VASI runway 01 and 19 operates continuously.
- Closed ovr 12500 LB - amgr.
- Runway condition unmnt; recommended visual insp bfr use.
- Sbp operations 3/4 MI southeast; operations to and from christiansen lake rmn east of lake.
- All operations mnt the common traffic frequency.
- Traffic pattern information: see C notice.
- Transient parking available.
- Walking actv taxiway/aprons NA.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -28C.
- Fuel available H24. Aft hour prior permission required.
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.