Airports / Alaska / MRI
Merrill Field
PAMR / MRIAnchorage, AlaskaELEV 137 FT
Google rating
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
3 nm
To the nearest alternate
Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Anchorage, Alaska, Merrill Field (PAMR / MRI) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 137 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into MRI for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF, 3 nm), Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC, 5 nm), and Birchwood Airport (PABV, 16 nm).
Charter pricing from MRI depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Anchorage.
Field capability
ICAO
PAMR
IATA
MRI
FAA / Local
MRI
Elevation
137 ft
Coordinates
61.2128° N · 149.8440° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 137 ft, MRI sits higher than 54% of the 285 Alaska fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 3nmEDFElmendorf Air Force BaseAnchorage
- 5nmANCTed Stevens Anchorage International AirportAnchorage
- 16nmPABVBirchwood AirportBirchwood
- 23nmWWAWasilla AirportWasilla
- 32nmPAQWarren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal AirportPalmer
- 56nmENAKenai Municipal AirportKenai
Location
Open the full mapPAMR · Merrill Field · Anchorage, AK
From the ramp
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