# McGrath Airport (MCG / PAMC)

**McGrath Airport** (IATA: MCG, ICAO: PAMC) is a medium airport in McGrath, Alaska, United States. It opened in Aug 1947. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,936 ft (1,809 m). It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 7 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pamc

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MCG / PAMC
- FAA: MCG
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: McGrath, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Aug 1947
- Elevation: 343 ft / 105 m
- Coordinates: 62.9529, -155.6060
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,936 ft / 1,809 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches
- Passengers: 7,224 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGrath_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q652794
- Weather station: PAMC · WMO 70231
- Ident: PAMC

## Timeline

- Aug 1947: McGrath Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 5,936 ft / 1,809 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 179° / 359° | yes |
| 05/23 | 2,000 ft / 610 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Gravel | 068° / 248° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 7,658 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 8,061 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 4,687 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 4,486 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 5,201 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 2,552 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 4,777 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 5,421 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 5,345 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 6,299 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 7,224 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

3 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [TCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tct.md) Takotna Airport · United States · 14 mi / 22 km · Tanana Air Service
- [NIB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafs.md) Nikolai Airport · United States · 39 mi / 63 km · Tanana Air Service
- [MRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pamr.md) Merrill Field · United States · 222 mi / 357 km · Alaska Air Transit

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from MCG, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- Tanana Air Service · 2
- Alaska Air Transit · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 7K (2025) | #2,815 of 3,974 | #709 in North America | #507 in US |
| Longest runway | 5,936 ft / 1,809 m | #4,783 of 29,858 | #1,426 in North America | #1,121 in US |
| Elevation | 343 ft / 105 m | =30,320 of 43,403 | =14,099 in North America | =11,868 in US |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [TLJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/patl.md) Tatalina LRRS Airport · 12 mi / 20 km
- [TCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tct.md) Takotna Airport · 14 mi / 22 km
- [A77](https://dromopedia.com/airports/a77.md) Yankee Creek 2 Airport · 24 mi / 39 km
- [Z17](https://dromopedia.com/airports/z17.md) Ophir Airport · 32 mi / 51 km
- [AK40](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak40.md) Nixon Fork Mine Airport · 33 mi / 53 km
- [NIB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafs.md) Nikolai Airport · 39 mi / 63 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: “McGrath Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McGrath_Airport&oldid=1363058260), revision of 7 Jul 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/pamc/data