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PAMR · Merrill Field

ICAO · US · 169 NTSB events

ID PAMR Elev 137 ft Lat 61° 12.77' N Lon 149° 50.64' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,000 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 090° 4,000 ft 100 ft ASP Yes —
25 270° 4,000 ft 100 ft ASP Yes —
16 180° 2,640 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —
34 360° 2,640 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —
04 66.1° 2,000 ft 60 ft GVL No —
22 246.1° 2,000 ft 60 ft GVL No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 8 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 124.250
  • GND GND 121.700
  • TWR TWR 126.000
  • CTAF CTAF 126.000
  • A/D ANCHORAGE APP/DEP 119.100
  • FSS KENAI RDO 122.200
  • RFSS KENAI RDO 122.300
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open PAMR on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 31 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07–25: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 25: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 07, 16, 25, 34; MIRL Rwy 07–25 and 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07–25: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 25: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 07, 16, 25, 34; MIRL Rwy 07–25 and 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (4)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07–25: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 07–25: H4000X100 (ASPH) S–50, D–80 MIRL 0.3% up E RWY 07…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 25: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 25: REIL. PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 29´. RWY 16–34: H2640X75…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 07, 16, 25, 34; MIRL Rwy 07–25 and 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 07, 16, 25, 34; MIRL Rwy 07–25 and 16–34—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds and seagulls on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (31 sentences)
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 21´.
  • ·RWY 05–23: H2000X60 (ASPH–GRVL) RWY 23: Fence.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 07, 25 and 34; VASI Rwy 16 opr consly.
  • ·All rwy and twy lgts nonstd height.
  • ·Noise abatement; TGL or pat work NA 0700–1600Z‡.
  • ·Special Air Traffic Rules–Part 93, see Regulatory Notices.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1630–0230Z‡.
  • ·Rwy 05–23 first 60 ft paved; rmng grvl.
  • ·Rwy 05–23 used seasonally as snow rwy.
  • ·Rcmd ski equip acft use to minimize wheel rutting.
  • ·Helipad locid 2OK. 1–8 ft snow berms adj to rwys and twys durg winter.
  • ·Nonmovement area ctc gnd ctl bfr taxi.
  • ·Ptns of Twy C btn Twy S and Twy N, and ptns of Twy Q not vis fm twr.
  • ·Twy B south of Twy M, Twy G btn Twy N and Rwy 05–23, Twy Q east of Twy C and all sfcs south of Rwy 05–23 unctld.
  • ·TPA for acft 105 kts or less 900 ft MSL.
  • ·Acft greater than 105 kts 1200 ft MSL.
  • ·Compass rose avbl with prior cdn—ATCT.
  • ·Arr/Dep Routes—See Area Notices; Spl Notice Cartee Asp.
  • ·Alaska Rgnl Hospital 2OK heli on arpt; See separate listing for info.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 907-343-6301
  • ·ASOS 124.25 (907) 271–5277.
  • ·CTAF 126.0 UNICOM 122.95 ATIS 124.25 RCO 122.2 (KENAI RADIO) RCO 122.55 122.3 (KENAI RADIO) ®ANCHORAGE APP/DEP CON 363.2 119.1 TOWER 126.0 127.55 (1600–0700Z‡) GND CON 121.7
  • ·CLASS D svc 1600–0700Z‡l; other times CLASS E..
  • ·VOR TEST FACILITY (VOT) 111.0
  • ·ANCHORAGE (H) (H) VORW/DME 113.15 TED Chan 78(Y) N61º10.07´ W149º57.61´ 033º 4.3 NM to fld. 93/18E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 041º–091º byd 25 NM blo 15,000´ 091º–096º byd 20 NM blo 15,000´ 096º–121º byd 25 NM blo 12,500´ 121º–146º byd 25 NM blo 9,000´ DME unusable: 041º–091º byd 25 NM blo 15,000´ 091º–096º byd 20 NM blo 15,000´ 096º–121º byd 25 NM blo 12,500´ 121º–146º byd 25 NM blo 9,000´ 196º–206º byd 25 NM blo 3,500´ 206º–211º byd 25 NM blo 4,000´ 211º–221º byd 25 NM blo 3,500´ COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: For a toll free call to Kenai FSS dial 1–866–864–1737.
  • ·FM radio interference may be received on twr freqs in tfc patterns.
  • ·When ATCT clsd ctc Merrill wx—CTAF or 271–4355.
  • ·When twr clsd CTAF procedures are recommended.
  • ·See Regulatory Notices Anchorage Terminal Area Merrill Segment this supplement.

+ 1 more sentence · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · MRI

NTSB events

169 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 78 most recent.

Total events

92

since 1982

Fatal

4

4.3% of total

Last 5 years

11

≈ 2.2/yr

Last 10 years

19

≈ 1.9/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=20

  • Loss of control 12
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Other 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

All time · n=169

  • Other 52
  • Loss of control 29
  • Ground collision 21
  • Stall / spin 18
  • Engine failure / power loss 14
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 11
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 9
  • Gear-up landing 8

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-05-07 Cessna 172P · Loss of control · day →
2016-02-13 Maule M 4 · Loss of control · day →
2015-06-27 Cessna U206G · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2013-08-24 Cessna 150L · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2012-09-25 ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA II · Loss of control · day →
2012-02-01 Beech 99 · Under/overshoot · IMC · day →
2011-09-04 Piper PA-12 · Other · VMC · dusk →
2011-03-15 Cessna 140 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2010-10-16 Piper PA-12 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2009-06-11 Cessna 170B · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2008-08-01 Cessna 172 · Loss of control · day →
2007-07-30 Bell 206B · Ground collision · day →
2006-10-22 Piper PA-20-135 · Weather · day →
2006-05-25 Cessna 180 · Loss of control · day →
2005-08-22 Gardner SR3500 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2005-04-10 Cessna 180 · Loss of control · day →
2004-10-07 Piper PA-18-150 · Stall / spin · day →
2004-08-06 Hughes OH-6A · CFIT · VMC · day →
2004-05-29 Cessna 170B · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2003-09-29 Piper PA-12 · Engine failure · day →
2003-08-01 Cessna 170 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2003-07-31 Cessna 207 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2003-07-21 Cessna 140 · Other · day →
2002-11-09 Cessna 172 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2002-01-12 Piper PA-18 · Stall / spin · day →
2001-09-28 Slepcev STORCH SS-MK4 · Ground collision · day →
2001-07-20 Piper PA-16 · Ground collision · day →
2000-12-17 Piper,Cessna PA-14,150M · Ground collision · day →
2026-01-31 Piper PA-22-150 · Engine failure · night →
2026-01-16 Beech 65-A90-1 · Weather · day →
2025-08-23 Piper PA-20 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2025-08-01 Cessna 208B · Runway excursion · day →
2025-02-02 Cessna 182F · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2024-12-31 Cessna 172N · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2024-03-17 MICHAEL G DARBY DARD 1 · Other · day →
2022-11-27 Piper PA-28-140 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2022-07-27 CONSOLIDATED AERONAUTICS INC. LAKE LA-4-200 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2022-03-27 Cessna 152 · CFIT · day →
2021-04-15 Cessna A185F · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2021-03-06 Piper PA-20 · Loss of control · day →
2021-01-24 Piper PA-14 · Loss of control · VMC · dusk →
2020-04-30 Grumman G44 · Gear-up · day →
2019-01-27 Piper PA22 · Loss of control · day →
2018-11-03 Cessna 172 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2018-03-25 Champion 7GC · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2017-03-13 Piper PA 12 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2016-10-20 Cessna A185 · Loss of control · day →
2016-09-01 Cessna 172 · Other · day →
2015-12-29 Cessna 172 · Ground collision · night →
2014-07-02 Piper PA 12 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2014-06-11 AIRBUS/EUROCOPTER AS 350 B3 · Other · VMC · day →
2013-08-27 Cessna 170B · Loss of control · day →
2010-06-01 Cessna U206F · Loss of control · day →
2009-09-17 Grumman G-44A · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2009-07-16 Cessna 180A · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2009-04-14 Piper PA-14 · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
2008-10-01 Cessna U206C · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2008-06-04 Cessna 172RG · Ground collision · day →
2008-05-17 Piper PA-18 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2008-04-23 Aeronca 15AC · Other · VMC · day →
2006-02-22 Robinson R22 · Loss of control · day →
2005-07-06 Helio H-250 · Gear-up · day →
2005-06-12 Cessna 170B · Loss of control · day →
2005-05-29 Cessna 180 · Other · day →
2005-04-26 Cessna 170 · Ground collision · day →
2005-04-25 Cessna 180 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2004-09-03 Piper PA-18-150 · Loss of control · day →
2004-06-20 Cessna 180 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2001-08-16 Piper PA-18-160 · Gear-up · day →
2000-08-16 Piper J-3 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2000-05-09 Beech B24R · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2000-05-09 Cessna 180K · Ground collision · day →
1999-09-10 Cessna 182 · Stall / spin · dusk →
1999-04-15 Piper PA-18 · Ground collision · VMC →
1999-03-04 Interstate S-1B1 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1998-12-19 Piper PA-23-160 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1998-08-29 Cessna 185E · Other · day →
1998-06-19 Cessna 185E · Ground collision · day →

+ 91 more on file

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Dean Stewart Paulson Eagle River AK 10 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 16 nm
Bruce Cummings Anchorage AK 16 nm
Carol Zerbe Anchorage AK 16 nm
Daniel Jonathan Larocque Anchorage AK 16 nm
Greg Emory Stoddard Anchorage AK 16 nm
Hon Kagen Kinzie Anchorage AK 16 nm
Mark Roger Greig Anchorage AK 16 nm
Michael Brown Anchorage AK 16 nm
Michael Brian Crumley Anchorage AK 16 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Jeffrey Noyes Banks Eagle River AK 10 nm
Rocky Patsy Capozzi Eagle River AK 10 nm
Dean Cimmiyotti Eagle River AK 10 nm
Kevin Wayne Earp Eagle River AK 10 nm
Dean Paul Eisberg Eagle River AK 10 nm
Sean Joseph Ellis Eagle River AK 10 nm
Steven Gordon Fry Eagle River AK 10 nm
James Patrick Leonard Eagle River AK 10 nm
Richard Anthony Lochner Eagle River AK 10 nm
Christopher Curtis Staveland Eagle River AK 10 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Thomas Warren Wright Elmendorf Afb AK 3 nm
Scott Darrell Blakemore Elmendorf Afb AK 3 nm
Jeremy Stephen Hawkins Jber AK 3 nm
Brett Allen Benson Elmendorf Afb AK 3 nm
Jeffrey Lynn Brown Jber AK 3 nm
Hyun Seub Kim Jber AK 3 nm
James Derek West Jber AK 3 nm
Cameron Dean Schmidt Jber AK 3 nm
Jonathan Michael Russell Holston Jber AK 3 nm
Monty Joe Seelye Jber AK 8 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
0 nm
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
4 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
32 nm
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
223 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
1185 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
1224 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
1233 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
1255 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
1261 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
1270 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.