# Merrill Field (MRI / PAMR) **Merrill Field** (IATA: MRI, ICAO: PAMR) is a medium airport in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. It opened in May 1947. It has 3 runways; the longest is 4,000 ft (1,219 m). In 2025 it handled 13 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pamr ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: MRI / PAMR - FAA: MRI - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Anchorage, Alaska, United States - Opened: May 1947 - Elevation: 143 ft / 44 m - Coordinates: 61.2128, -149.8440 - Runways: 3 - Longest runway: 4,000 ft / 1,219 m - Instrument procedures: 4 approaches, 1 departure - Passengers: 13,223 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage - Website: http://www.muni.org/departments/merrill_field/pages/default.aspx - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrill_Field (6 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q650346 - Weather station: PAMR - Ident: PAMR ## Timeline - May 1947: Merrill Field opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 08/26 | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes | | 17/35 | 2,640 ft / 805 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes | | 05/23 | 2,000 ft / 610 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 066° / 246° | | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/01522AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 6,556 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 6,728 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 6,288 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 5,914 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 6,673 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 7,099 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 8,580 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 8,810 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 13,223 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 8 destinations in 1 country. US DOT BTS T-100, 2025: passengers flown from MRI, all carriers, routes with 12 or more departures. ### Year-round (8) - [BVU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabg.md) Beluga Airport · United States · 40 mi / 64 km · 1,035 passengers · SNK - [TYE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tye.md) Tyonek Airport · United States · 44 mi / 71 km · 1,945 passengers · SNK - [SKW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pasw.md) Skwentna Airport · United States · 68 mi / 110 km · 122 passengers · SNK - [NCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfcb.md) Chenega Bay Airport · United States · 101 mi / 162 km · 277 passengers · JN - [TEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/7ka.md) Tatitlek Airport · United States · 108 mi / 174 km · 474 passengers · JN - [NIB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafs.md) Nikolai Airport · United States · 192 mi / 309 km · 616 passengers · JN - [MCG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pamc.md) McGrath Airport · United States · 222 mi / 357 km · 2,130 passengers · JN - [TCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tct.md) Takotna Airport · United States · 235 mi / 378 km · 171 passengers · JN ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from MRI, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (2) - JN · 5 - SNK · 3 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 13K (2025) | #2,580 of 3,974 | #617 in North America | #427 in US | | Longest runway | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | =9,646 of 29,858 | =3,829 in North America | =3,211 in US | | Elevation | 143 ft / 44 m | =35,528 of 43,403 | =16,140 in North America | =13,546 in US | | Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US | | Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | ANCHORAGE APP/DEP | 119.100 | | ATIS | ATIS | 124.250 | | CTAF | CTAF | 126.000 | | FSS | KENAI RDO | 122.200 | | GND | GND | 121.700 | | RFSS | KENAI RDO | 122.300 | | TWR | TWR | 126.000 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | ## Nearby airports - [EDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paed.md) Elmendorf Air Force Base · 3.0 mi / 4.8 km - [ANC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panc.md) Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · 5.5 mi / 8.8 km - [PABV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabv.md) Birchwood Airport · 18 mi / 29 km - [WWA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paws.md) Wasilla Airport · 27 mi / 43 km - [PAQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paaq.md) Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport · 36 mi / 58 km - [ENA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paen.md) Kenai Municipal Airport · 65 mi / 104 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) - [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/pamr/data