Merrill Field ( IATA : MRI , ICAO : PAMR , FAA LID : MRI ) is a public-use general aviation airport located one mile (1.6 km) east of downtown Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska . The airport is owned by Municipality of Anchorage. It opened in 1930 as Anchorage Aviation Field and was renamed in honor of Alaska aviation pioneer Russel Merrill .
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36-411: Is a beacon installed at an airport or aerodrome to indicate its location to aircraft pilots at night. An aerodrome beacon is mounted on top of a towering structure, often a control tower , above other buildings of the airport. It produces flashes similar to that of a lighthouse . Airport and heliport beacons are designed in such a way to make them most effective from one to ten degrees above
48-573: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Merrill Field Merrill Field, located on the east end of 5th Avenue in Anchorage, was the first official airport in the city when it opened in 1930. It was Anchorage's only airport until 1951, when Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport opened, along with the introduction of ever larger and faster commercial aircraft required that an airfield with longer and heavier runways be built. Construction of
60-418: Is no regulation requiring daytime operation. At some locations with operating control towers, ATC personnel turn the beacon on or off with controls in the tower. At many airports the airport beacon is turned on by a photoelectric cell or time clocks, and ATC personnel cannot control them. In Canada, the regulations are different. Lighted aerodromes are equipped with white single flash beacons operating at
72-553: Is used as a training aid by the University of Alaska Anchorage's Aviation Technology Division, which is based at the airfield. It is not airworthy . When it landed in February 2013, the Boeing 727 was the largest aircraft ever to have landed at Merrill Field. The landing required special permission from the city, and preparatory surveys of the runway and airfield infrastructure to ensure
84-607: The University of California, Santa Cruz People [ edit ] Merrill (given name) Merrill (surname) Other uses [ edit ] Merrill (company) , a division of Bank of America Skidmore, Owings and Merrill , architectural firm USS Merrill (DD-976) Nine men's morris , a strategy board game also called Merrills Merrill (crater) Merrill, a companion character in Dragon Age II See also [ edit ] Merril Marill ,
96-586: The aircraft could be landed safely; the captain practiced the landing in a flight simulator beforehand. The airfield hosts two locally owned flight schools, air taxi services, and fixed-base operators . An extension of the Q Taxiway connects the airport to Alaska Regional Hospital for MEDEVAC operations. A section of the airport is built over the closed Merrill Field Land Fill. This section requires slightly more maintenance due to settling and emissions. Aerodrome beacon An aerodrome beacon , airport beacon , rotating beacon or aeronautical beacon
108-419: The following rules for airport beacons: Flashing rates Color combinations In Class B, C, D, and E surface areas, operation of the airport beacon between sunrise and sunset often indicates that the ground visibility is less than 3 miles and/or the ceiling is less than 1,000 feet. This is true particularly at locations where beacon controls are available to air traffic control personnel; however there
120-499: The horizon; however, they can be seen well above and below this peak spread. The beacon may be an omnidirectional flashing xenon strobe , or it may be an aerobeacon rotating at a constant speed which produces the visual effect of flashes at regular intervals. Flashes may be of one, two, or three alternating colors ( described below ). In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has established
132-464: The original 35-acre (14 ha) site one mile east of the city was completed on 22 Aug. 1929. Originally named Anchorage Aviation Field , it was later renamed Anchorage Municipal Airport . The airport is now named for Russel Merrill , an Alaskan aviation pioneer. An aerodrome beacon was located at Merrill Field and dedicated on 25 September 1932 in Merrill's honor. The airfield remains in use today as
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#1732848123059144-600: The primary field for private wheel-equipped aircraft in the warmer months, and for ski-equipped aircraft in the winter. A section of the property used to be a municipal landfill. Merrill Field covers 436 acres (176 ha , 1.76 km ) and has three runways : For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2013, the airport had 126,234 aircraft operations, all of which were general aviation . There are 844 aircraft based at this airport: 786 single engine, 41 multi-engine, 16 helicopters and one glider . There are no based jets, although one retired Boeing 727 donated by FedEx
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