AirportsMerrill Field is a medium-sized airport serving Anchorage, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MRI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MRI
- ICAO code
- PAMR
- City
- Anchorage
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 61.2128° N, 149.8440° W
- Elevation
- 42 m (137 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 1,219 m (4,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MRI means Merrill Field. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PAMR. ICAO codes that begin with P belong to the North Pacific, including Alaska and Hawaii. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 61.2128° N, 149.8440° W. It stands 42 metres (137 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Anchorage, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Merrill Field has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 1,219 metres (4,000 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 556.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 1,219 m 4,000 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 17/35 | 805 m 2,640 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 04/22 | 610 m 2,000 ft | 18 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ted Stevens Anchorage International AirportAnchorage | ANC | 9 km |
| Kenai Municipal AirportKenai | ENA | 104 km |
| Chenega Bay AirportChenega | NCN | 162 km |
| Tatitlek AirportTatitlek | TEK | 174 km |
| Valdez Pioneer FieldValdez | VDZ | 193 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,176 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,312 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,136 km | 12 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,194 km | 9 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,425 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,767 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,731 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,573 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,839 km | 14 h 45 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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