Nantucket Memorial Airport
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| Nantucket Memorial Airport | |||
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| IATA: ACK – ICAO: KACK – FAA: ACK | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Town of Nantucket | ||
| Location | Nantucket, Massachusetts | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 48 ft / 15 m | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Website | |||
| 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 operations | 163,810 | ||
| Based aircraft | 33 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
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".
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[edit] 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]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Cape Air (Boston, Martha's Vineyard, New Bedford, Providence)
- Nantucket Airlines (Hyannis)
- Continental Airlines
- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Newark)
- Delta Air Lines
- Delta Connection operated by Comair (New York-JFK)
- Island Airlines (Hyannis)
- JetBlue Airways (New York-JFK)
- Linear Air
- Nantucket Shuttle (Hyannis)
- US Airways**
- US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin (Washington-Reagan National)
- US Airways Express operated by Colgan Air (Hyannis, New York-LaGuardia)
- Tradewind Aviation (Private and Shared Charters)
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).
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Nantucket Memorial Airport (official site)
- The meaning of "ACK"
- Nantucket Memorial Airport at WikiMapia
- FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 25 September 2008
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KACK
- ASN accident history for ACK
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KACK
- FAA current ACK delay information
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