Nantucket Memorial Airport

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Nantucket Memorial Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerTown of Nantucket
LocationNantucket, Massachusetts
Elevation AMSL48 ft / 15 m
Coordinates41°15′11″N 070°03′37″W / 41.25306°N 70.06028°W / 41.25306; -70.06028
WebsiteNantucketAirport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 6,303 1,921 Asphalt
12/30 2,696 822 Asphalt
15/33 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations163,810
Based aircraft33

Nantucket Memorial Airport (IATA: ACK, ICAO: KACK, FAA LID: ACK) is a public airport on the south side of the island of Nantucket in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The airport is owned by the Town of Nantucket and is located three miles (5 km) southeast of the town.[1] It is the second busiest airport in the state, after Logan International Airport.

The TV series Wings used actual exterior shots for the show under the name "Tom Nevers Field".

Facilities and aircraft

Nantucket Memorial Airport covers an area of 1,200 acres (486 ha) which contains three runways:[1]

  • Runway 6/24: 6,303 x 150 ft (1,921 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
  • Runway 12/30: 2,696 x 50 ft (822 x 15 m), Surface: Asphalt
  • Runway 15/33: 4,000 x 100 ft (1,219 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt

For 12-month period ending April 30, 2006, the airport had 163,810 aircraft operations, an average of 448 per day: 74% air taxi, 26% general aviation, <1% scheduled commercial and military (636). There are 33 aircraft based at this airport: 48% single engine, 48% multi-engine and 2% helicopters.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Over the years, the Nantucket Airport has seen a variety of other carriers, many of which have used full sized jets into the small field. In the 70's, Delta flew DC-9's here. In the 80's, New York Air had DC-9's as well. Through the 90's, both American and Continental had weekly mainline jets (737's, 727's, and MD-80's).

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for ACK PDF, retrieved 2007-03-15

External links

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