McGrath Airport
| McGrath Airport McGrath Army Airbase | |||
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| IATA: MCG – ICAO: PAMC – FAA LID: MCG | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||
| Serves | McGrath, Alaska | ||
| Built | 1941 | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 343 ft / 105 m | ||
| Coordinates | 62°57′10″N 155°36′20″W / 62.95278°N 155.60556°WCoordinates: 62°57′10″N 155°36′20″W / 62.95278°N 155.60556°W | ||
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  MCG | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 16/34 | 5,936 | 1,809 | Asphalt |
| 7/25 | 1,720 | 524 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2005) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 11,000 | ||
| Based aircraft | 44 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
McGrath Airport (IATA: MCG, ICAO: PAMC, FAA LID: MCG) is a state-owned public-use airport located in the McGrath, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]
Facilities and aircraft
McGrath Airport covers an area of 641 acres (259 ha) at an elevation of 343 feet (105 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 16/34 measuring 5,936 x 100 ft (1,809 x 30 m) and 7/25 measuring 1,720 x 60 ft (524 x 18 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending September 1, 2005, 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 44 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-engine and 9% multi-engine.[1]
Airlines and non-stop destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| PenAir | Anchorage |
| Tanana Air Service | Nikolai, Takotna |
Accidents and incidents
- On 3 July 1970, Douglas C-47 N154R of Reeder Flying Service crashed on take-off on a domestic passenger flight to Galena Airport, Alaska. Seven of the 27 people on board were killed.[2]
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 FAA Airport Master Record for MCG (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-04-10
- ↑ "N154R Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
External links
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- FAA Terminal Procedures for MCG, effective February 6, 2014
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for MCG
- AirNav airport information for PAMC
- ASN accident history for MCG
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAMC
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for MCG
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