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 |
TEDr033/4.3 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 113.15 | | 18E |
BGQr152/21.6 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 19E |
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 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
Latitude: | 61-12.954258N | | 61-12.953968N |
Longitude: | 149-51.196307W | | 149-49.835143W |
Elevation: | 131.0 ft. | | 143.1 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 071 magnetic, 090 true | | 251 magnetic, 270 true |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, 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: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 32 ft. pole, 245 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear | | 37 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: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
Latitude: | 61-12.940978N | | 61-12.507698N |
Longitude: | 149-51.150777W | | 149-51.151603W |
Elevation: | 130.8 ft. | | 123.3 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 161 magnetic, 180 true | | 341 magnetic, 000 true |
Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, 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: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 40 ft. bldg, 425 ft. from runway, 270 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear | | 26 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: | 61-12.580202N | | 61-12.713380N |
Longitude: | 149-50.708625W | | 149-50.086607W |
Elevation: | 133.2 ft. | | 138.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 047 magnetic, 066 true | | 227 magnetic, 246 true |
Markings: | , in good condition | | , in good condition |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 9 ft. tree, 91 ft. from runway, 80 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear | | 15 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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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Vicki Eifert
Taken in June 2018
looking southeast.
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Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 11-Jul-2025
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 03:00 | | 11:00 |
Sunrise | | 04:44 | | 12:44 |
Sunset | | 23:25 | | 07:25 |
Evening civil twilight | | 01:09 | | 09:09 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 12-Jul-2025 07:57:57 |
Local (UTC-8) | 11-Jul-2025 23:57:57 |
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METAR |
PAMR | 120753Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM OVC070 17/07 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP080 T01720067 TSNO
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PAED 3nm NE | 120655Z 22007KT 10SM BKN070 BKN120 19/06 A2974 RMK AO2A SLP066 T01870062 $
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PALH 4nm SW | 120753Z AUTO 18009G15KT 10SM OVC075 17/07 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP084 T01670072 TSNO
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PANC 6nm SW | 120753Z 17009G20KT 10SM FEW070 BKN080 16/08 A2977 RMK AO2 PK WND 16026/0704 SLP080 T01560083
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PAFR 6nm NE | 120755Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM OVC065 15/10 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP085 T01540100 $
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PABV 15nm NE | 120656Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA OVC080 15/10 A2977 RMK AO2 RAB17E37B55 SLP081 T01500100 PNO $
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TAF |
PAED 3nm NE | 120500Z 1205/1311 21006KT 9999 VCSH BKN080 BKN100 620802 QNH2968INS BECMG 1208/1209 VRB06KT 9999 NSW BKN050 BKN080 620802 QNH2976INS BECMG 1213/1214 26006KT 9999 SCT020 BKN050 OVC100 620802 QNH2985INS BECMG 1223/1224 26009KT 9999 BKN050 620901 QNH2994INS TX20/1301Z TN12/1213Z
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PANC 6nm SW | 120524Z 1206/1312 17010G20KT P6SM BKN080 FM121300 16008KT P6SM OVC060 FM121700 21008KT P6SM BKN050 FM122000 27008KT P6SM SCT050
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NOTAMs |
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