MC Grath Airport
MCG · PAMC · Mc Grath, Alaska · Yukon-Koyukuk County · map
MC Grath Airport is a public-use airport in Mc Grath, Alaska, 343 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 5,936 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 23 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 11 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 11,000 takeoffs and landings a year. About 2,551 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for MC Grath Airport?
Its FAA code is MCG, and its ICAO code is PAMC.
Where is MC Grath Airport?
It is in Mc Grath, Alaska, 343 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at MC Grath Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 17/35, is 5,936 feet long.
Does MC Grath Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at MC Grath Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from MC Grath Airport?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Merrill Field, Nikolai, Takotna, Fairbanks International, Shageluk. Every route
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for MC Grath Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MCG · ICAO PAMC
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 343 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- May to SEPT, Monday to Wednesday, 7:00 am to 5:30 pm; October to April, Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm; May to SEPT, THURS, 7:00 am to 3:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Mc Grath sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1947
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,936 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 05/23 | 2,000 × 60 ft | Gravel, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: localizer with DME, VASI, four boxes on the left, threshold displaced 546 ft, 4,843 ft available for landing
- Runway 35: VASI, four boxes on the left, threshold displaced 547 ft, 4,843 ft available for landing, tree 53 ft high 1,305 ft from the end
- Runway 05: brush 22 ft high 200 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Mcg and flight Service · Mcgrath and rco | 123.6 | Mcgrath |
| Mcg and flight Service · Mcgrath and rco | 121.5 | Mcgrath |
| Mcg and flight Service · Mcgrath and rco | 122.2 | Mcgrath |
| Mcg and flight Service · Mcgrath and rco | 122.65 | Mcgrath |
| Mc Grath Center (remote transmitter) Low | 128.1 | |
| Mcg and automated weather (ASOS) | 135.65 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 907-524-3850.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA · each fuel's page: who burns it, where else it is sold
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- cargo handling
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 Alaska · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 17 and 35; VASI runway 17 and 35; medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 and 17/35 - the common traffic frequency.
- Road 6 feet below 115 feet beyond runway.
- Water fowl on and in the vicinity of airport SPRING-FALL; moose in the vicinity of airport.
- Fire attack operations durg summer.
- Runway condition unmnt; recommended visual insp bfr landing.
- Closed to air carrier gtr than 30 passenger seats.
- Paew on runway.
- Apron transient parking marked by green cones.
- Weather bln facility on airport; see inside back cover for operations details.
- Maintenance service available MAY-SEPT MON-THURS 0700L-1730L; OCT-APR MON-FRI 0800L-1700; aft hour - amgr.
- Lock wheeled turns NA.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -32C.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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 1,104 departures from MCG in those twelve months, carrying 3,612 passengers in 9,438 seats (38% filled), to 18 destinations on 9 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| MC Grath → Merrill Field MCG–MRI | 672 | 2,515 | J&M Alaska Air Tours,... |
| MC Grath → Nikolai MCG–NIB | 120 | 382 | J&M Alaska Air Tours,..., Wright Air Service, Warbelow and 1 more |
| MC Grath → Takotna MCG–TCT | 110 | 245 | J&M Alaska Air Tours,..., Wright Air Service, Warbelow and 1 more |
| MC Grath → Fairbanks International MCG–FAI | 58 | 154 | Wright Air Service, Warbelow, Tatonduk Outfitters... |
| MC Grath → Shageluk MCG–SHX | 37 | 92 | Wright Air Service, Warbelow |
| MC Grath → Heber Valley MCG–HCR | 28 | 57 | Wright Air Service, Warbelow, Tatonduk Outfitters... |
| MC Grath → Ted Stevens Anchorage International MCG–ANC | 20 | 30 | Reeve Air Alaska, LLC, Tatonduk Outfitters..., Alaska Central Express and 1 more |
| MC Grath → Grayling MCG–KGX | 18 | 44 | Wright Air Service, Warbelow |
All 18 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 | 23 |
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 aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 11,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 9,000 |
| general aviation, travelling | 1,000 |
| general aviation, local | 1,000 |
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 Mc Grath from the FAA register
18 aircraft are registered to owners in Mc Grath, Alaska: 18 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 11 since 1982, 1 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.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Mc Grath 18 aircraft · 18 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 11 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,932 since 1982 · 826 in the last ten years
- Merrill Field (MRI) 672 flights in twelve months · J&M Alaska Air Tours, Inc. d/b/a Alaska Air Transit
- Nikolai (NIB) 120 flights in twelve months · J&M Alaska Air Tours, Inc. d/b/a Alaska Air Transit, Wright Air Service
- Takotna (TCT) 110 flights in twelve months · J&M Alaska Air Tours, Inc. d/b/a Alaska Air Transit, Wright Air Service
- Fairbanks International (FAI) 58 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service, Warbelow
- Shageluk (SHX) 37 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service, Warbelow
- Heber Valley (HCR) 28 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service, Warbelow
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) 20 flights in twelve months · Reeve Air Alaska, LLC, Tatonduk Outfitters Limited d/b/a Everts Air Alaska and Everts Air Cargo
- Grayling (KGX) 18 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service, Warbelow
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 6 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,144 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MCG.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of November 3, 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.