AirportsRalph M Calhoun Memorial Airport is a small airport serving Tanana, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TAL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TAL
- ICAO code
- PATA
- City
- Tanana
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 65.1744° N, 152.1090° W
- Elevation
- 72 m (236 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,341 m (4,400 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TAL means Ralph M Calhoun Memorial Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PATA. ICAO codes that begin with P belong to the North Pacific, including Alaska and Hawaii. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 65.1744° N, 152.1090° W. It stands 72 metres (236 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Ralph M Calhoun Memorial Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,341 metres (4,400 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 522.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,341 m 4,400 ft | 30 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Manley Hot Springs AirportManley Hot Springs | MLY | 72 km |
| Rampart AirportRampart | RMP | 99 km |
| Indian Mountain LRRS AirportUtopia Creek | UTO | 117 km |
| Minto Al Wright AirportMinto | MNT | 128 km |
| Hughes AirportHughes | HUS | 138 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,771 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,905 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,687 km | 12 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,819 km | 8 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,453 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,136 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,514 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,457 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,054 km | 15 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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