Nantucket Memorial
ACK · KACK · Nantucket, Massachusetts · Nantucket County · map
Nantucket Memorial is a public-use airport owned by the Town of Nantucket, 3 miles southeast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, 47 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 06/24, is 6,303 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 21 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 54,647 takeoffs and landings a year. About 153,139 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Nantucket Memorial?
Its FAA code is ACK, and its ICAO code is KACK.
Where is Nantucket Memorial?
It is 3 miles southeast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, 47 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Nantucket Memorial?
The longest of its 2 runways, 06/24, is 6,303 feet long.
Does Nantucket Memorial have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Nantucket Memorial?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from Nantucket Memorial?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them General Edward Lawrence Logan International, Cape Cod Gateway, Westchester County, Martha'S Vineyard, Teterboro. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Nantucket Memorial?
5 pilot examiners and 3 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ACK · ICAO KACK
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Town of Nantucket
- Elevation
- 47 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 10:00 pm may 15-sep 30; 6:00 am to 9:00 pm oct 1-may 14
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 6,303 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 15/33 | 4,500 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 06: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF), threshold displaced 538 ft, 5,765 ft available for landing
- Runway 24: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, short approach lights with alignment lights (SSALR)
- Runway 15: building 30 ft high 800 ft from the end
- Runway 33: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.3 | Nantucket |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 127.5 | Nantucket |
| Clearance delivery | 119.375 | Nantucket |
| Ground | 132.5 | Nantucket |
| Approach and departure | 126.1 | Nantucket |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Nantucket |
| Clamy and star · Deepo and star | 133.75 | Nantucket |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 508-325-6082.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air freight, charter flights
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Martha'S Vineyard Airport (26 nm west), Chatham Municipal (26 nm north), Cape Cod Gateway Airport (27 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Massachusetts · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Established prior to 1959.
- Be aware of HIGH-SPD military jet and hvy helicopter traffic vicinity air station cape cod.
- When the control tower closed activate malsf runway 06; ssalr runway 24; high-intensity runway lights runway 06/24; medium-intensity runway lights runway 15/33; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 06, 24 and 33 operates 24 hours.
- Fee for NON-COML aircraft parking.
- Ssalr unmon when tower closed.
- Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Taxiway F rstrd to small aircraft 12500 pounds or less.
- Txl F between taxiway B and taxiway H closed to aircraft with wingspan more than 79FT.
- All aircraft, apu use lmtd to 15 minimum.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 12,061 departures from ACK in those twelve months, carrying 155,452 passengers in 257,545 seats (60% filled), to 87 destinations (9 abroad) on 19 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nantucket Memorial → General Edward Lawrence Logan International ACK–BOS | 4,101 | 37,817 | Hyannis Air Service,..., JetBlue Airways, Tradewind Aviation and 3 more |
| Nantucket Memorial → Cape Cod Gateway ACK–HYA | 3,146 | 5,708 | Hyannis Air Service,... |
| Nantucket Memorial → Westchester County ACK–HPN | 1,134 | 20,089 | Tradewind Aviation, JetBlue Airways, Hyannis Air Service,... and 2 more |
| Nantucket Memorial → Martha'S Vineyard ACK–MVY | 660 | 1,330 | Hyannis Air Service,..., Federal Express Corporation, Tradewind Aviation and 2 more |
| Nantucket Memorial → Teterboro ACK–TEB | 512 | 2,340 | Tradewind Aviation, CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| Nantucket Memorial → New Bedford Regional ACK–EWB | 397 | 1,904 | Hyannis Air Service,..., Tradewind Aviation |
| Nantucket Memorial → Laguardia ACK–LGA | 389 | 25,038 | Republic Airline, JetBlue Airways, Tradewind Aviation |
| Nantucket Memorial → John F Kennedy International ACK–JFK | 284 | 20,559 | JetBlue Airways, Republic Airline, Tradewind Aviation and 1 more |
All 87 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 18 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
| jets | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 54,647, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 3,878 |
| air taxi and commuter | 31,310 |
| general aviation, travelling | 18,719 |
| general aviation, local | 202 |
| military | 538 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Nantucket from the FAA register
50 aircraft are registered to owners in Nantucket, Massachusetts: 31 piston singles, 8 piston twins, 6 turboprops, 3 business jets, 2 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Massachusetts.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Charter operators and airlines based in Nantucket:
- SpectaculAir LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 5 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 aircrew program designees, 3 training center examiners.
- Yoshitaka Murata private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Centerville, MA (28 nm) · (407) 885-0658 · [email protected]
- Michael George Goulian private pilot; airplanes · Plymouth,, MA (46 nm) · (617) 510-9328 · [email protected]
- Alexander Crosett private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Plymouth, MA (49 nm) · (978) 807-7553 · [email protected]
- Derek Gerard Sunnerberg private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Plymouth, MA (49 nm) · (508) 209-4715 · [email protected]
- Sean Anthony Brodeur private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals; airplanes · Mike Goulian Aviation · Plymouth, MA (49 nm) · (413) 330-0058 · [email protected]
All 18 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 27 since 1982, 6 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Nantucket 50 aircraft · 31 piston singles, 8 piston twins, 6 turboprops
- Galaxy Aviation LLC 9 aircraft in town
- Mjlg LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Gladius LLC 2 aircraft in town
- B & K Leasing INC 2 aircraft in town
- SpectaculAir LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS) 4,101 flights in twelve months · Hyannis Air Service, Inc. dba Cape Air, JetBlue Airways
- Cape Cod Gateway (HYA) 3,146 flights in twelve months · Hyannis Air Service, Inc. dba Cape Air
- Westchester County (HPN) 1,134 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation, JetBlue Airways
- Martha'S Vineyard (MVY) 660 flights in twelve months · Hyannis Air Service, Inc. dba Cape Air, Federal Express Corporation
- Teterboro (TEB) 512 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation, CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- New Bedford Regional (EWB) 397 flights in twelve months · Hyannis Air Service, Inc. dba Cape Air, Tradewind Aviation
- Laguardia (LGA) 389 flights in twelve months · Republic Airline, JetBlue Airways
- John F Kennedy International (JFK) 284 flights in twelve months · JetBlue Airways, Republic Airline
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 27 since 1982 · 6 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Massachusetts 987 since 1982 · 91 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Massachusetts 38 landing places
- Massachusetts 2,648 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/ACK.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.