Anchorage

MRI · PAMR

Merrill Field

61.21°, -149.84°AK, United States

Passengers a year

13K

#245 busiest in the U.S.

8

nonstop destinations

5

airlines

7

departures a day

41.1%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from MRI, by passengers: MCG, TEK, NIB, NCN, TCTMRITCTMCGNIBTEKNCN
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, August 2025 – July 2026.

Airlines

Alaska Air Transit is the largest carrier at Anchorage, with 63% of all passengers. 5 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

Alaska Air Transit holds 63% of the airport — the 41st most concentrated of 120 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is ASE at 65%.

AirlineSharePassengers
JN
Alaska Air Transit41% full
63.2%8.2K
SNK
Spernak Airways48% full
36.7%4.8K
J5
Alaska Seaplanes22% full
0.1%11
3AQ
Maritime Helicopters20% full
0.0%5

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand.

Destinations

8 nonstop destinations from Anchorage, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • McGrath (MCG)

    2.4K departing · 43% full

    Alaska Air Transit

  • Tatitlek (TEK)

    406 departing · 43% full

    Alaska Air Transit

  • Nikolai (NIB)

    359 departing · 31% full

    Alaska Air Transit

  • Chenega (NCN)

    293 departing · 40% full

    Alaska Air Transit

  • Takotna (TCT)

    131 departing · 30% full

    Alaska Air Transit

  • Beluga (BVU)

    0 departing · 0% full

    Spernak Airways

  • Skwentna (SKW)

    0 departing · 0% full

    Spernak Airways

  • Tyonek (TYE)

    0 departing · 0% full

    Spernak Airways

All nonstop destinations

8 nonstop · 2 airlines · 8 domestic / 0 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Anchorage.

  • Cessna C206

    1,352 departures · 48% full

    52.9%

  • Pilatus PC-12

    927 departures · 43% full

    36.3%

  • Cessna C208B

    239 departures · 29% full

    9.3%

  • Cessna 172 Skyhawk

    31 departures · 31% full

    1.2%

  • Cessna 208 Caravan

    6 departures · 0% full

    0.2%

  • Bell Bht 407

    2 departures · 20% full

    0.1%

When Anchorage is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

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Departures a month · peak August 2025

Annual passengers since 2002

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
2002
7,751
2003
13,988
2004
11,899
2005
10,505
2006
12,781
2007
12,235
2008
11,230
2009
11,443
2010
11,007
2011
12,707
2012
12,824
2013
10,282
2014
9,576
2015
6,556
2016
6,720
2017
6,282
2018
6,519
2019
5,447
2020
5,912
2021
6,673
2022
7,099
2023
8,579
2024
8,806
2025
12,786
2026
7,425 so far

Frequently asked

How busy is Merrill Field (MRI)?

Merrill Field handled about 13K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #245 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 7 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Merrill Field (MRI)?

Alaska Air Transit is the largest carrier at Anchorage (MRI), flying about 63% of its passengers. 5 airlines serve Anchorage in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Merrill Field (MRI)?

Anchorage (MRI) has 8 nonstop destinations, all domestic.

What aircraft flies most from Merrill Field (MRI)?

The Cessna C206 flew the largest share of departures from Anchorage (MRI), about 53% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Anchorage. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment).