McCarthy Airport

McCarthy Airport (IATA: MXY, ICAO: PAMX, FAA LID: 15Z) is a state owned, public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) northeast of the central business district of McCarthy,^[1] in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled passenger service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

McCarthy Airport
IATA: MXY ICAO: PAMX FAA LID: 15Z
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
Serves	McCarthy, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	1,531 ft / 467 m
Coordinates	61°26′13″N 142°54′13″W
Map
MXY Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 1/19 3,500 1,067 Gravel
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations 1,400
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 48 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,^[2] 65 enplanements in 2009, and 54 in 2010.^[3] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.^[4]

Facilities and aircraft

McCarthy Airport has one runway designated 1/19 with a gravel surface measuring 3,500 by 60 feet (1,067 x 18 m). In winter it is maintained irregularly. For the 12-month period ending January 1, 2010, the airport had 1,400 aircraft operations, an average of 27 per week: 64% general aviation and 36% air taxi.^[1]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:

Airlines	Destinations
Copper Valley Air Service	Gulkana
Wrangell Mountain Air	Chitina

See also

• List of airports in Alaska