Tatalina Lrrs Airport (PATL), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Tatalina LRRS (PATL) is a private-use Air Force facility near Takotna, Alaska, served by a single gravel runway. Civil access is restricted, and the field is not staffed outside weekday daytime hours.
Runways
Tatalina Lrrs Airport has one unpaved runway, 17/35, 3,820 ft long and 150 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Tatalina Lrrs Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Ted Stevens Anchorage International (PANC), 197 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Tatalina Lrrs Airport recorded 155 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in April and August. Business aviation activity at PATL peaks in April and August, with the fewest operations recorded in December and January.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month April, 24 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Tatalina Lrrs Airport averages 0.1 days above 90°F in June, 31.0 freeze days in December and 5.5 snow days in November. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 69.5°F, and January the coldest, at 2.6°F.
Weather station is 10.7 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Tatalina Lrrs Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: access, runway notes and other notes.
Prior permission is required for all operations, with a minimum of one hour before departure for site coordination, and no earlier than day of travel.
The runway has a lateral slope, with the west edge higher than the east edge. Expect turbulence at both ends.
Runway markers are 2 by 3 feet, orange.
The PAPI for runway 17 is baffled and unusable beyond 5 degrees right of centerline.
Parking facilities are restricted to two C-123 aircraft.
After initial contact, expect a 30-minute delay for the condition report.
This is a USAF facility. Civil aircraft require a landing permit before arrival; contact the 11th Air Force Airfield Manager for coordination.
Passengers must coordinate before any non-emergency travel to the site.
A weather camera is available online at the FAA weather camera website.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Skystar at PATL
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at PATL.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is PATL open to civilian traffic?
Tatalina LRRS (PATL) is a USAF facility, and civil aircraft need a landing permit before arrival. Passengers must also coordinate in advance for any non-emergency travel to the site, and prior permission is required for all operations.
What are the staffed hours at Tatalina LRRS?
PATL is attended Monday through Friday from 0800 to 1700, and closed on weekends and holidays. Operators should expect this schedule to govern any coordination or condition reports tied to arrivals and departures.
What runway is available at TLJ?
TLJ has one runway, 17/35, measuring 3,820 feet by 150 feet with a gravel surface. The runway has a lateral slope with the west edge higher than the east edge, and turbulence should be expected at both ends.