Talkeetna Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Talkeetna, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 358 ft / 109 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 62°19′14″N 150°05′37″W / 62.32056°N 150.09361°W | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||
Talkeetna Airport (IATA: TKA, ICAO: PATK, FAA LID: TKA) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.9 km) east of the central business district of Talkeetna, in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.
This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport. As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,150 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008.
The airport is home to at least seven air taxi operations, and is busy during tourist season because of its proximity to Denali. Air services operating from the airport include Sheldon Air Service, Talkeetna Aero Services, K2 Aviation, and Talkeetna Air Taxi.