McGrath Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | McGrath, Alaska | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 341 ft / 104 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 62°57′10″N155°36′25″W / 62.95278°N 155.60694°W /62.95278; -155.60694 | ||||||||||||||
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| Source:Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||||||
McGrath Airport (IATA:MCG[2],ICAO:PAMC[3],FAALID:MCG) is a state-owned public-useairport servingMcGrath,[1] a city in theYukon-Koyukuk Census Area of theU.S. state ofAlaska.
Formerly, the facility operated asMcGrath Army Airbase.
As per theFederal Aviation Administration, the airport had 5,278 passenger boardings (enplanements) incalendar year 2008,[4] 4,893 in 2009, and 5,242 in 2010.[5] TheNational Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as anon-primary commercial service airport.[6]
The facility covers an area of 641acres (259ha) at anelevation of 341 feet (104 m) abovemean sea level. It has tworunways: 16/34 is 5,936 by 100 feet (1,809 x 30 m) with anasphalt surface and 5/23 is 2,000 by 60 feet (610 x 18 m) with agravel surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2012, the airport had 11,000 aircraft operations, an average of 30 per day: 82%air taxi and 18%general aviation. At that time there were 10 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.[1]
Airlines offering scheduled passenger service:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Alaska Air Transit | Anchorage–Merrill[7] |
| Tanana Air Service | Nikolai,Takotna |
| Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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| Peninsula | 4,940(96.22%) |
| Tanana | 190(3.60%) |
| Hageland | 10(0.18%) |
| Rank | Destination | Airport | Passengers | |
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| 2013 | 2012 | |||
| 1 | Anchorage, AK | Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) | 2,440 | 3,210 |
| 2 | Nikolai, AK | Nikolai Airport (NIB) | 40 | 40 |
| 3 | Takotna, AK | Takotna Airport (TCT) | 30 | 20 |
| 4 | Unalakleet, AK | Unalakleet Airport (UNK) | 20 | 10 |
| 5 | Tatalina, AK | Tatalina Airport (TLJ) | <10 | 10 |
| 6 | Anvik, AK | Anvik Airport (ANV) | <10 | <10 |
| 7 | Ophir, AK | Ophir Airport (OPH) | <10 | <10 |
| 8 | St. Mary's, AK | St. Mary's Airport (KSM) | <10 | <10 |
