McCarthy Airport


McCarthy Airport is a state owned, public use airport located one nautical mile northeast of the central business district of McCarthy, in the Copper River Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled passenger service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 48 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 65 enplanements in 2009, and 54 in 2010. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.

Facilities and aircraft

McCarthy Airport has one runway designated 1/19 with a gravel surface measuring 3,500 by 60 feet. 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.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport: