PAMR · Merrill Field

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

137

Elevation ft

Runways

4,000

Longest ft · 08/26

61.21N

149.84W

Merrill Field serves Anchorage, Alaska at 137 ft elevation with its longest runway, 08/26, at 4,000 by 100 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
08/26	4,000 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
17/35	2,640 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
04/22	2,000 × 60 ft	gvl	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 137 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	137 ft	2,465 ft	2,124 ft	3,187 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,337 ft	2,699 ft	2,251 ft	3,377 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,537 ft	2,933 ft	2,378 ft	3,566 ft
35°C afternoon	2,570 ft	2,939 ft	2,381 ft	3,572 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (08/26, 4,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,572 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at PAMR is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport	5 nm SW	12,400 ft
PAAQ Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport	32 nm NE	6,006 ft
PAEN Kenai Municipal Airport	56 nm SW	7,855 ft
PASX Soldotna Airport	56 nm SW	5,001 ft
PAVD Valdez Pioneer Field	104 nm E	6,500 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at PAMR

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at PAMR, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at PAMR or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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