# Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK / KACK) **Nantucket Memorial Airport** (IATA: ACK, ICAO: KACK) is a medium airport in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. It opened in Apr 1940. It has 2 runways; the longest is 6,303 ft (1,921 m). In 2025 it handled 302 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kack ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: ACK / KACK - FAA: ACK - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States - Opened: Apr 1940 - Elevation: 47 ft / 14 m - Coordinates: 41.2531, -70.0602 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 6,303 ft / 1,921 m - Instrument procedures: 10 approaches, 2 arrivals - Passengers: 302,091 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York - Website: https://www.nantucket-ma.gov/2445/Memorial-Airport - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nantucket_Memorial_Airport (10 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3303234 - Weather station: KACK · WMO 72506 - Ident: KACK ## Timeline - Apr 1940: Nantucket Memorial Airport opens. - 15 Aug 1958: Northeast Airlines Flight 258. 25 killed. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 06/24 | 6,303 ft / 1,921 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes | | 15/33 | 4,500 ft / 1,372 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 135° / 315° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00659AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 309,533 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 251,526 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 223,927 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 251,059 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 269,075 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 95,790 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 269,968 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 279,162 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 271,789 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 302,225 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 302,091 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 15 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (4) - [MVY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmvy.md) Martha's Vineyard Airport · United States · 30 mi / 49 km · Cape Air - [HYA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khya.md) Cape Cod Gateway Airport · United States · 31 mi / 50 km · Cape Air - [EWB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewb.md) New Bedford Regional Airport · United States · 55 mi / 88 km · Cape Air - [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 91 mi / 146 km · Cape Air ### Seasonal (10) - [OWD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kowd.md) Norwood Memorial Airport · United States · 86 mi / 139 km · Cape Air - [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 91 mi / 146 km · American Eagle, JetBlue Airways - [HPN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khpn.md) Westchester County Airport · United States · 190 mi / 306 km · JetBlue Airways - [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 199 mi / 320 km · Cape Air, Delta Connection, JetBlue Airways - [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 201 mi / 324 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle, JetBlue Airways - [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 218 mi / 351 km · United Express - [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 288 mi / 464 km · American Eagle - [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 405 mi / 651 km · American Eagle, JetBlue Airways - [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 722 mi / 1,162 km · American Eagle - [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 921 mi / 1,483 km · United Express, American Eagle ### Seasonal charter (1) - [DXR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdxr.md) Danbury Municipal Airport · United States · 178 mi / 286 km · Reliant Air ### Cargo (1) - [PVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpvd.md) Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport · United States · 78 mi / 125 km · FedEx Express ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ACK, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (6) - [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 6 · seasonal - 9K [Cape Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cape-air) · 6 - B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 5 · seasonal - [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 2 · seasonal - UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 2 · seasonal - RLI [Reliant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/reliant-air) · 1 · seasonal charter ### Cargo (1) - FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 302K (2025) | #1,344 of 3,974 | #304 in North America | #203 in US | | Longest runway | 6,303 ft / 1,921 m | #4,235 of 29,858 | #1,110 in North America | #857 in US | | Elevation | 47 ft / 14 m | =39,466 of 43,403 | =17,877 in North America | =14,761 in US | | Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | CAPE APP/DEP | 126.100 | | ATIS | ATIS | 127.500 | | CLD | CLNC DEL | 119.375 | | CTAF | CTAF | 118.300 | | GND | GND | 121.700 | | RDO | BRIDGEPORT RDO | 116.200 | | TWR | TWR | 118.300 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | ## Nearby airports - [HYA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khya.md) Cape Cod Gateway Airport · 31 mi / 50 km - [EWB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewb.md) New Bedford Regional Airport · 55 mi / 88 km - [NPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kuuu.md) Newport State Airport · 66 mi / 106 km - [NCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koqu.md) Quonset State Airport · 74 mi / 119 km - [PVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpvd.md) Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport · 78 mi / 125 km - [OWD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kowd.md) Norwood Memorial Airport · 87 mi / 139 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Nantucket Memorial Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nantucket_Memorial_Airport&oldid=1374919668), revision of 14 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kack/data