McGrath Airport

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McGrath Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
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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MCG
Location of airport in Alaska
McGrath Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
16/345,9361,809Asphalt
5/232,000610Gravel
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations11,000
Based aircraft10

McGrath Airport( IATA : MCG [2] , ICAO : PAMC [3] , FAA LID : MCG) is a state-owned public-use airport serving McGrath, [1] a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.

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Formerly, the facility operated as McGrath Army Airbase.

As per the Federal Aviation Administration, the airport had 5,278 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, [4] 4,893 in 2009, and 5,242 in 2010. [5] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport. [6]

Facilities and aircraft

The facility covers an area of 641 acres (259 ha) at an elevation of 341 feet (104 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 16/34 is 5,936 by 100 feet (1,809 x 30 m) with an asphalt surface and 5/23 is 2,000 by 60 feet (610 x 18 m) with a gravel 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]

Airline and destinations

Airlines offering scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinations
Alaska Air Transit Anchorage–Merrill [7]
Tanana Air Service Nikolai, Takotna

Statistics

Carrier shares: January – December 2013 [8]
Carrier  Passengers (arriving and departing)
Peninsula
4,940(96.22%)
Tanana
190(3.60%)
Hageland
10(0.18%)
Top domestic destinations: Jan. – Dec. 2013 [8]
RankDestinationAirportPassengers
20132012
1 Anchorage, AK Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) 2,4403,210
2 Nikolai, AK Nikolai Airport (NIB) 4040
3 Takotna, AK Takotna Airport (TCT) 3020
4 Unalakleet, AK Unalakleet Airport (UNK) 2010
5 Tatalina, AK Tatalina Airport (TLJ) <1010
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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for MCG PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ↑ "IATA Airport Code Search (MCG: McGrath)". International Air Transport Association . Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Alaskan ICAO Identifiers". Location Identifiers (Order JO 7350.8Y). Federal Aviation Administration. December 12, 2013. Archived from the original on July 28, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  6. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
  7. ↑ https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-2017-0108-0163
  8. 1 2 "McGrath, AK: McGrath Airport (MCG)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  9. ↑ "N154R Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
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