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PAMR Merrill Field Airport
Anchorage, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: MRI
Lat/Long: 61-12-48.7670N 149-50-40.9540W
61-12.812783N 149-50.682567W
61.2135464,-149.8447094
(estimated)
Elevation: 143.1 ft. / 43.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 19E (2010)
From city: 2 miles E of ANCHORAGE, AK
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 99508

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1947
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
NOTAMs facility: MRI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0730-1730
Pattern altitude: TPA FOR ACFT 105 KTS OR LESS 900 FT MSL. ACFT GREATER THAN 105 KTS 1200 FT MSL.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT REIL RWY 07, 16, 25, 34; MIRL RWY 07/25 & 16/34 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 34; VASI RWY 07, 16, 25 OPR CONSLY.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.
International operations: customs landing rights airport

Airport Communications

CTAF: 126.0
UNICOM: 122.95
ATIS: 124.25
WX ASOS: 124.25 (907-271-5277)
MERRILL GROUND: 121.7 [0700-2200L.]
MERRILL TOWER: 126.0 127.55 [0700-2200L.]
ANCHORAGE APPROACH: 119.1
ANCHORAGE DEPARTURE: 119.1
CLASS C: 119.1
WX ASOS at LHD (4 nm SW): 125.6 (907-245-5432)
WX ASOS at ANC (5 nm SW): PHONE 907-271-5278
WX ASOS at FRN (6 nm NE): 134.25
WX AWOS-3P at BCV (16 nm NE): 135.55 (907-621-7605)
  • INTERFERENCE MAY BE RECEIVED ON ATCT FREQS IN TRAFFIC PATTERN FROM FM BROADCAST STATION.
  • WHEN ATCT CLSD CTAF PROCEDURES ARE RECOMMENDED. SEE REGULATORY NOTICES ANCHORAGE TERMINAL AREA MERRILL SEGMENT THIS SUPPLEMENT.
  • WHEN ATCT CLSD WX ALSO AVBL ON CTAF, CALL SIGN MERRILL WEATHER OR PHONE 907-271-4355.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TEDr033/4.3ANCHORAGE VOR/DME113.1518E
BGQr152/21.6BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5019E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100 JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: LOW
Bulk oxygen: LOW

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 4000 x 100 ft. / 1219 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 50.0
Double wheel: 80.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 61-12.954258N61-12.953968N
Longitude: 149-51.196307W149-49.835143W
Elevation: 131.0 ft.143.1 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 071 magnetic, 090 true251 magnetic, 270 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box VASI on left (3.75 degrees glide path)2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 32 ft. pole, 245 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear37 ft. bldg, 410 ft. from runway, 305 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 2640 x 75 ft. / 805 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 20.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 61-12.940978N61-12.507698N
Longitude: 149-51.150777W149-51.151603W
Elevation: 130.8 ft.123.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 161 magnetic, 180 true341 magnetic, 000 true
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 40 ft. bldg, 425 ft. from runway, 270 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear26 ft. bldg, 200 ft. from runway, 220 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
26 FT BLDG 220 FT L OF CNTRLN 0-200 FT FM THR.

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 2000 x 60 ft. / 610 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt/gravel, in good condition
FIRST 60 FT PAVED; RMNG GRVL.
Operational restrictions: USED SEASONALLY AS SNOW RWY. RCMD SKI EQUIP ACFT USE TO MINIMIZE WHEEL RUTTING.
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 61-12.580202N61-12.713380N
Longitude: 149-50.708625W149-50.086607W
Elevation: 133.2 ft.138.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 047 magnetic, 066 true227 magnetic, 246 true
Markings: , in good condition, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 9 ft. tree, 91 ft. from runway, 80 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear15 ft. road, 125 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE
800 MERRIL FIELD DR.
ANCHORAGE, AK 99501-4129
Phone 907-343-6303
Manager: EARL MALPASS
800 MERRIL FIELD DR
ANCHORAGE, AK 99501-4129
Phone 907-343-6301

Additional Remarks

WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC MERRILL WX - CTAF OR 271-4355.
FLT PLANNING IN ANCHORAGE BOWL AREA - RCO 122.55.
NONMOVEMENT AREA ACFT CTC GND CTL BFR TAX.
ANCHORAGE WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
PTNS OF TWY C BTN TWY S & N AND PTNS OF TWY Q NOT VIS FM TWR.
TWY B SOUTH OF TWY M, TWY G BTN TWY N & RWY 05/23, TWY Q EAST OF TWY C & ALL SFCS SOUTH OF RWY 05/23 UNCTLD.
COMPASS ROSE AVBL WITH PRIOR CDN - ATCT.
ARR/DEP ROUTES - SEE AREA NOTICES; SPL NOTICE CARTEE ASP.
NOISE ABATEMENT; TGL OR PAT WORK NA 2200-0700.
ALASKA RGNL HOSPITAL 2OK HELI ON ARPT; SEE SEPARATE LISTING FOR INFO.
BIRDS & SEAGULLS ON & INVOF ARPT.
PPR OVR 12500 LB.
ALL RWY & TWY LGTS NONSTD HEIGHT.
1-8 FT SNOW BERMS ADJ TO RWYS & TWYS DURG WINTER.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 34   download (417KB)
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 07   download (283KB)
RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 07   download (276KB)
RNAV (GPS)-A   download (284KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (174KB)
 
Departure Procedures
MERRILL ONE (RNAV)   download (130KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (407KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (3 nm NE)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (5 nm SW)
PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield Heliport (6 nm NE)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (19 nm N)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (23 nm N)
 
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Taken in June 2018
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 26-Jul-2025
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:0512:05
Sunrise05:1813:18
Sunset22:5406:54
Evening civil twilight00:0608:06

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  26-Jul-2025 16:54:33
Local (UTC-8)  26-Jul-2025 08:54:33
 
METAR
PAMR 261553Z 11004KT 10SM BKN110 11/10 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP116 T01110100
PAED 
3nm NE 
261555Z 08003KT 10SM FEW001 FEW020 BKN140 BKN160 12/10 A2986 RMK AO2A SLP108 T01180102 $
PALH 
4nm SW 
261553Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM CLR 12/11 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP117 T01170106 TSNO
PANC 
6nm SW 
261553Z 08005KT 10SM SCT003 BKN120 12/11 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP114 T01170111
PAFR 
6nm NE 
261555Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM OVC100 12/11 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP117 T01160107 $
PABV 
15nm NE 
261556Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM BKN100 09/09 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP127 T00940094 PNO $
TAF
PAED 
3nm NE 
261045Z 2610/2711 09004KT 4800 BCFG FEW080 BKN100 QNH2985INS TEMPO 2610/2613 1600 BR BECMG 2616/2617 30006KT 9999 NSW FEW025 BKN100 QNH2985INS BECMG 2621/2622 27006KT 9999 BKN050 620901 QNH2986INS TX23/2700Z TN11/2614Z
PANC 
6nm SW 
261121Z 2612/2718 VRB04KT P6SM VCFG FEW004 TEMPO 2612/2614 1SM BR BKN004 FM261700 34005KT P6SM FEW012 SCT200 FM270000 17008G18KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN140 FM270800 24004KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
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 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
Comments
  
Spernak Airways 907-272-9475
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100LL
PS $6.90 
 Updated 08-Jul-2025
 
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Crowley 907-222-3000
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100LL Jet A
SS $6.91 $5.50 
 Updated 09-Jun-2025
 
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PS=Pump service
SS=Self service
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