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).
Weather right now PAMC · observed 12:53 pm AKDT (20:53 UTC), 29 minutes ago
IFR instrument conditions
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet
- Temperature 35°F (2°C), dew point 33°F (1°C)
- Altimeter 29.74 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 9:22 am AKDT (17:22 UTC), good until Wed 10:00 am AKDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 10:00 am AKDT (18:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 6 miles, light snow showers, mist, a few clouds at 700 feet, a broken layer at 2,500 feet MVFR
- From Tue 1:00 pm AKDT (21:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 2,500 feet MVFR
- From Tue 4:00 pm AKDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, overcast at 1,500 feet MVFR
- From Wed 4:00 am AKDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 3 knots, visibility 6 miles, light snow, overcast at 1,500 feet MVFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR PAMC 062053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN007 OVC050 02/01 A2974 RMK AO2 CIG 006V010 SLP076 60000 T00170006 51023 TSNO
TAF PAMC 061722Z 0618/0718 00000KT 6SM -SHSN BR FEW007 BKN025 FM062100 VRB03KT P6SM OVC025 FM070000 34004KT P6SM VCSH OVC015 FM071200 33003KT 6SM -SN OVC015
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- 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.
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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, never named. All aircraft registered in Alaska.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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 -45C.
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 5, 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.