Terminal Procedures

PATA — Ralph M Calhoun Meml

TANANA, AK · 4 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA TALElevation 242 ft1 runwayLongest 4,400 ftNon-toweredVolume AK-1Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 1 RNAV (GPS), 1 VOR.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 070CPDF
VOR/DME RWY 07 chart previewVOR/DME RWY 072CPDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

PATA airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
Unattended
ARTCC
Anchorage Center
Flight service
Fairbanks
NOTAM facility
TAL (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
19E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
September 1947
Airport area
1,650 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Fairbanks
Last FAA inspection
2023-08-02

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

PATA radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.9

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

4,400 × 100 ft0725N1,000 ft
Runway layout at PATA, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
07/254,400 ft100 ftGRAVEL GoodMedium intensity
  07 89°TVASI (4-bar) 3° · right-hand circuit

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where PATA is

Latitude, longitude65.1743890, -152.1081110
Elevation242 ft
From Tanana1 nm WNW

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FAA remarks for PATA

  • SNOW REMOVAL OPS - CTAF.
  • ACTVT VASI RWY 07; MIRL RWY 07/25 - CTAF.
  • RWY COND UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR USE.
  • ADJ RIVER FLOATPLANE TFC.
  • LCL TANANA WX OBS 0600-2130 - CTAF OR 907-366-7288.
  • WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
  • TWY B UNLIT; 36 IN REFLECTORS; CLSD IN WINTER.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Airports near PATA

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
PAMLManley Hot SpringsMANLEY HOT SPRINGS, AK39 nm E3

VFR charts covering PATA

Common questions about PATA

What charts are available for PATA?

4 current FAA charts for Ralph M Calhoun Meml, including 2 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for PATA?

CTAF 122.9. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at PATA?

Ralph M Calhoun Meml has 1 runway. The longest is 07/25 at 4,400 ft by 100 ft, gravel. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does PATA have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total PATA has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 1 are RNAV (GPS).

Which runway do instrument approaches serve at PATA?

Every published approach serves one runway end. There is no instrument procedure to the reciprocal direction, so an arrival in instrument conditions commits to that single approach direction regardless of the wind.

Is PATA a towered airport?

No — Ralph M Calhoun Meml has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these PATA charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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