Merrill Field
Merrill Field | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Municipality of Anchorage | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Anchorage, Alaska | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 143 ft / 44 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 61°12′49″N 149°50′40″W / 61.21361°N 149.84444°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Merrill Field | ||||||||||||||||||
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MRI Location of airport in Anchorage MRI MRI (Alaska) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||||||||||
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.