Nantucket Memorial Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Town of Nantucket | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Nantucket Memorial Airport Commission | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Nantucket, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 48 ft / 15 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°15′10.4″N 070°03′32.4″W / 41.252889°N 70.059000°WCoordinates: 41°15′10.4″N 070°03′32.4″W / 41.252889°N 70.059000°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www |
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| Aircraft operations | 163,810 |
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| Based aircraft | 33 |
Nantucket Memorial Airport (IATA: ACK, ICAO: KACK, FAA LID: ACK) is a public airport on the south side of the island of Nantucket in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The airport is owned by the Town of Nantucket and is located three miles (5 km) southeast of the town. It is the second-busiest airport in the state, after Logan International Airport due to intense corporate travel to and from the island in the busy summer months.
Nantucket Memorial Airport covers an area of 1,200 acres (490 ha) which contains three runways:
For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2006, the airport had 163,810 aircraft operations, an average of 448 per day: 74% air taxi, 26% general aviation, <1% scheduled commercial and military. In 2006, there were 33 aircraft based at this airport: 48% single engine, 48% multi-engine and 2% helicopters.
In the late 1930s, a man named Holm began allowing the Town of Nantucket to use fields on his property as an airfield. Holm's farmhouse, located at the intersection of Old South and Nobadeer Farm Roads, is still standing today, although airport buildings have been built around the farmhouse.
During World War II, the U.S. Navy took control of the airport and operated it as Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Nantucket. The Navy constructed temporary bunkers and buildings, of which the buildings were torn down after the war. The bunkers, which were constructed using concrete and steel, are currently used for airport storage.
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