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) and about 66 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 30,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Talkeetna Airport?
Its FAA code is TKA, and its ICAO code is PATK.
Where is Talkeetna Airport?
It is 1 mile east of Talkeetna, Alaska, 365 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Talkeetna Airport?
Its one runway, 01/19, is 3,500 feet long, concrete.
Does Talkeetna Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Talkeetna Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from Talkeetna Airport?
Airline flights go to 2 airports, the busiest of them Homer, Fairbanks. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Talkeetna Airport?
4 pilot examiners and 3 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Talkeetna Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- cargo handling, charter flights
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Wasilla Airport (48 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Alaska · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 2 departures from TKA in those twelve months, carrying 0 passengers in 12 seats (0% filled), to 2 destinations on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talkeetna → Homer TKA–HOM | 1 | 0 | Maritime Helicopters, Inc. |
| Talkeetna → Fairbanks TKA–MTX | 1 | 0 | Maritime Helicopters, Inc. |
All 2 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 63 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
| helicopters | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 30,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 9,500 |
| general aviation, travelling | 16,000 |
| general aviation, local | 4,000 |
| military | 500 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Charter operators and airlines based in Talkeetna:
- Talkeetna Air Taxi INC 10 aircraft on the certificate Talkeetna Air Taxi operates flightseeing tours in the Denali and Alaska Range region from Talkeetna, Alaska.
- Breezy Bear Air LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Dancing Bear Alaska is a single-pilot Part 135 air taxi and charter operator based in Talkeetna, Alaska.
- Alaska Air INC 1 aircraft on the certificate Air Service Alaska performs aircraft maintenance on a wide variety of makes and models at Talkeetna, Alaska.
- N2 Alaska llc 1 aircraft on the certificate N2 Alaska is a flightseeing tour operator based in Talkeetna, Alaska, offering scenic flights over Denali National Park and the surrounding wilderness.
- Bush Wings Air Service INC 1 aircraft on the certificate
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 3 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 3 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives.
- Walter Maurice Warner private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, seaplanes · Willow, AK (34 nm) · (907) 232-2560 · [email protected]
- Martin Eric Hinshaw private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · Alaska Flight Academy · Wasilla, AK (48 nm) · (907) 947-4052 · [email protected]
- Ray Larue Hodges private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Wasilla, AK (48 nm) · (907) 232-6102 · [email protected]
- Stacia Joyce private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals; helicopters · wasilla, AK (48 nm) · (907) 350-1001 · [email protected]
All 13 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Talkeetna 94 aircraft · 82 piston singles, 7 turboprops, 4 helicopters
- Talkeetna Air Taxi INC 11 aircraft in town
- Aspenglow LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Talkeetna Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Ak8 Assets LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Talkeetna Air Taxi INC 10 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Breezy Bear Air LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Alaska Air INC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- N2 Alaska llc 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Homer (HOM) 1 flights in twelve months · Maritime Helicopters, Inc.
- Fairbanks (MTX) 1 flights in twelve months · Maritime Helicopters, Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 42 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 826 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,143 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/TKA.json.
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 27, 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.