Merrill Field

Merrill Field (IATA: MRI, ICAO: PAMR, FAA LID: MRI)[2] is a public-use general aviation airport located one mile (1.6 km) east of downtown Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska.

Merrill Field, located on the east end of 5th Avenue in Anchorage, was the first official airport in the city when it opened in 1930.

Merrill Field covers 436 acres (176 ha, 1.76 km2) and has three runways:[1] For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2013, the airport had 126,234 aircraft operations, all of which were general aviation.

[7] The airfield hosts two locally owned flight schools, air taxi services, and fixed-base operators.

An extension of the Q Taxiway connects the airport to Alaska Regional Hospital for MEDEVAC operations.

The old control tower in the fall of 1961, prior to its completion. This tower saw service for approximately four decades before a new, much taller tower was built on the opposite side of the east–west runway adjacent to Fifth Avenue.