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Merrill Field Airport Merrill Field Airport boasts of being the second busiest airport in the state of Alaska. Come see aviation like is no other place in the world!

Established in 1930, MRI is the first official airport of the state and is home to 40+aviation businesses. Merrill Field is a Commercial Service airport. Merrill Field was established in 1930 one mile east of downtown Anchorage on 436 acres. This was the first real airport in Anchorage. The airport bears the name of Russel Hyde Merrill. Russel Merrill was an early Alaskan aviation pioneer who disappeared in September 1929 on a flight to Bethel. The first aviation beacon in the Territory of Alaska was located at Merrill Field and was dedicated on September 25, 1932 to the honor of Russ Merrill.

10/14/2026

🫧🪣 LAST CALL 🪣 🫧
Aircraft Wash Station
Located on the South End of MRI MX BLDG

🫧🫧🫧Friday, October 16th is your
final day
to use the aircraft wash station before we close it down for the winter. Don't miss out! 🫧🫧🫧

Come One, Come ALL!!Pilots, Aviation Maintenance personnel, MRI Users, ATCT staff, Neighbors, Travelers and Valued Commu...
10/13/2026

Come One, Come ALL!!

Pilots, Aviation Maintenance personnel, MRI Users, ATCT staff, Neighbors, Travelers and Valued Community Members ---everyone is welcome!

Join us on Thursday October 15th from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM At the Z.J. Loussac Library, Learning Commons, 360 Denali Street, Anchorage Alaska

Merrill Field is kicking off a 20-year Master Plan that will evaluate current conditions and assess future needs of our community Airport.

This is a rare and powerful opportunity for YOU to influence the future of Merrill Field. Your insights, your hopes, and your dreams for this airport are vital. Don’t miss your chance to be part of something meaningful—your participation can make a real difference!
We look forward to seeing you there!

10/13/2026

MRI Users

Sent on Behalf of The Wasilla Airport and the VIP TFR.

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Closure begins: Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 8:00 a.m.
Airport reopens: Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.

All times are Alaska local time. These times replace the previously announced closure schedule and align with the Wasilla Police Department’s announced road closures.

Wasilla Airport will be closed as a security precaution for the President of the United States’ visit to Wasilla. During the closure, airport access will be restricted to authorized personnel. All unauthorized users, including tenants, customers, and visitors, will be excluded.

The Wasilla Police Department has also announced road closures during this period affecting:

Clapp Street between Mack Drive and the Parks Highway;

All of Aviation Drive; and

All of Beacon Street.

The airport closure begins at 8:00 a.m. regardless of the start time of any FAA Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR). Pilots must review and comply with applicable FAA notices, including any flight restrictions that remain in effect after the airport reopens. Aircraft arriving after the airport closure begins but before a TFR takes effect will be assisted by airport operations personnel in exiting the airport.

Please arrange flights, deliveries, maintenance, and other airport visits outside the closure period.

For questions, contact City of Wasilla Public Works at 907-373-9050.

Thank you for your cooperation.

NOTAM Number : FDC 6/8889Issue Date : October 11, 2026 at 2157 UTCLocation : Anchorage, Alaska; Wasilla, AlaskaBeginning...
10/13/2026

NOTAM Number : FDC 6/8889
Issue Date : October 11, 2026 at 2157 UTC
Location : Anchorage, Alaska; Wasilla, Alaska
Beginning Date and Time : October 13, 2026 at 2130 UTC
Ending Date and Time : October 14, 2026 at 0245 UTC
Reason for NOTAM : Temporary flight restrictions for VIP Movement
Type : VIP
Replaced NOTAM(s) : N/A
Affected Area(s)
Area A
Airspace Definition:
Center: On the ANCHORAGE VOR/DME (TED) 025 degree radial at 7 nautical miles. (Latitude: 61º15'10"N, Longitude: 149º47'36"W)
Radius: 30 nautical miles
Altitude: From the surface up to and including 17999 feet MSL
Effective Date(s):
From October 13, 2026 at 2130 UTC (October 13, 2026 at 1330 AKDT)
To October 13, 2026 at 2330 UTC (October 13, 2026 at 1530 AKDT)
Area B
Airspace Definition:
Center: On the ANCHORAGE VOR/DME (TED) 025 degree radial at 7 nautical miles. (Latitude: 61º15'10"N, Longitude: 149º47'36"W)
Radius: 10 nautical miles
Altitude: From the surface up to and including 17999 feet MSL
Effective Date(s):
From October 13, 2026 at 2130 UTC (October 13, 2026 at 1330 AKDT)
To October 13, 2026 at 2330 UTC (October 13, 2026 at 1530 AKDT)
Area C
Airspace Definition:
Center: On the BIG LAKE VORTAC (BGQ) 069 degree radial at 12.1 nautical miles. (Latitude: 61º34'38"N, Longitude: 149º32'44"W)
Radius: 30 nautical miles
Altitude: From the surface up to and including 17999 feet MSL
Effective Date(s):
From October 13, 2026 at 2200 UTC (October 13, 2026 at 1400 AKDT)
To October 14, 2026 at 0145 UTC (October 13, 2026 at 1745 AKDT)
Area D
Airspace Definition:
Center: On the BIG LAKE VORTAC (BGQ) 069 degree radial at 12.1 nautical miles. (Latitude: 61º34'38"N, Longitude: 149º32'44"W)
Radius: 10 nautical miles
Altitude: From the surface up to and including 17999 feet MSL
Effective Date(s):
From October 13, 2026 at 2200 UTC (October 13, 2026 at 1400 AKDT)
To October 14, 2026 at 0145 UTC (October 13, 2026 at 1745 AKDT)
Area E
Airspace Definition:
Center: On the ANCHORAGE VOR/DME (TED) 025 degree radial at 7 nautical miles. (Latitude: 61º15'10"N, Longitude: 149º47'36"W)
Radius: 30 nautical miles
Altitude: From the surface up to and including 17999 feet MSL
Effective Date(s):
From October 14, 2026 at 0000 UTC (October 13, 2026 at 1600 AKDT)
To October 14, 2026 at 0245 UTC (October 13, 2026 at 1845 AKDT)
Area F
Airspace Definition:
Center: On the ANCHORAGE VOR/DME (TED) 025 degree radial at 7 nautical miles. (Latitude: 61º15'10"N, Longitude: 149º47'36"W)
Radius: 10 nautical miles
Altitude: From the surface up to and including 17999 feet MSL
Effective Date(s):
From October 14, 2026 at 0000 UTC (October 13, 2026 at 1600 AKDT)
To October 14, 2026 at 0245 UTC (October 13, 2026 at 1845 AKDT)
Operating Restrictions and Requirements
No pilots may operate an aircraft in the areas covered by this NOTAM (except as described).
EXC AS SPECIFIED BLW AND/OR UNLESS AUTH BY ATC IN CONSULTATION WITH THE AIR TFC SECURITY COORDINATOR VIA THE DOMESTIC EVENTS NETWORK (DEN):

A. ALL ACFT OPS WI THE 10NM RADIUS AREA(S) LISTED ABV, KNOWN AS THE INNER CORE(S), ARE PROHIBITED EXC FOR: APPROVED LAW ENFORCEMENT, MIL ACFT DIRECTLY SUPPORTING THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE(USSS) AND THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, APPROVED AIR AMBULANCE FLIGHTS, AND REGULARLY SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL PAX AND ALL - CARGO CARRIERS OPR UNDER ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TSA - APPROVED STANDARD SECURITY PROGRAMS / PROC AND ARE ARR INTO AND / OR DEP FM 14 CFR PART 139 AP: ACFT OPR STANDARD SECURITY PROGRAM(AOSSP), FULL ALL - CARGO ACFT OPR STANDARD SECURITY PROGRAM(FACAOSSP), MODEL SECURITY PROGRAM(MSP), TWELVE FIVE STANDARD SECURITY PROGRAM ALL CARGO(TFSSP - ALL CARGO), OR ALL - CARGO INTERNATIONAL SECURITY PROC(ACISP). ALL EMERGENCY / LIFE SAVING FLT(MEDICAL / LAW ENFORCEMENT / FIREFIGHTING) OPS MUST COORDINATE WITH ATC PRIOR TO THEIR DEP AT 907-271-2711 TO AVOID POTENTIAL DELAYS.

B. FOR OPS WI THE AIRSPACE BTN THE 10NM RADIUS AND 30NM RADIUS AREA(S) LISTED ABV, KNOWN AS THE OUTER RING(S): ALL ACFT OPR WI THE OUTER RING(S) LISTED ABV ARE LIMITED TO ACFT ARR OR DEP LOCAL AIRFIELDS, AND WORKLOAD PERMITTING, ATC MAY AUTHORIZE TRANSIT OPS. ACFT MAY NOT LOITER. ALL ACFT MUST BE ON AN ACT IFR OR FILED VFR FLT PLAN WITH A DISCRETE CODE ASSIGNED BY AN AIR TFC CTL (ATC) FAC. ACFT MUST BE SQUAWKING THE DISCRETE CODE PRIOR TO DEP AND AT ALL TIMES WHILE IN THE TFR AND MUST REMAIN IN TWO-WAY RADIO COM WITH ATC.

C. THE FOLLOWING OPS ARE NOT AUTH WI THIS TFR: FLT TRAINING, PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APCH, AEROBATIC FLT, GLIDER OPS, PARACHUTE OPS, ULTRALIGHT, HANG GLIDING, BALLOON OPS, AGRICULTURE/CROP DUSTING, ANIMAL POPULATION CTL FLT OPS, BANNER TOWING OPS, SIGHTSEEING OPS, MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHTS, MODEL ACFT OPS, MODEL ROCKETRY, UNMANNED ACFT SYSTEMS (UAS), AND UTILITY AND PIPELINE SURVEY OPS.

D. UAS OPR WHO DO NOT COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE AIRSPACE RESTRICTIONS ARE WARNED THAT PURSUANT TO 10 U.S.C.SECTION 130I AND 6 U.S.C.SECTION 124N, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE(DOD), THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY(DHS) OR THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE(DOJ) MAY TAKE SECURITY ACTION THAT RESULTS IN THE INTERFERENCE, DISRUPTION, SEIZURE, DAMAGING, OR DESTRUCTION OF UNMANNED ACFT DEEMED TO POSE A CREDIBLE SAFETY OR SECURITY THREAT TO PROTECTED PERSONNEL, FAC, OR ASSETS.

E. THE SYSTEM OPERATIONS SUPPORT CENTER (SOSC), IS THE CDN FAC FOR UAS OPS, SUBMIT SGI WAIVER REQUEST VIA HTTPS://WAIVERS.FAA.GOV, FIRST RESPONDERS EMGERGENCY OPS CTC THE SOSC AT 202-267-8276.

F. THE FAA RECOMMENDS THAT ALL ACFT OPR CK NOTAMS FREQUENTLY FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THIS TFR PRIOR TO OPS. OPR MAY REVIEW THE TFR DETAILS AT HTTPS://TFR.FAA.GOV/ OR HTTPS://WWW.1800WXBRIEF.COM.

Other Information:
ARTCC: ZAN - Anchorage Center
Authority: Title 14 CFR section 91.141

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Catch up on the latest news and happenings at Merrill Field Airport! https://www.muni.org/Departments/merrill_field/Docu...
09/26/2026

Catch up on the latest news and happenings at Merrill Field Airport!
https://www.muni.org/Departments/merrill_field/Documents/Bulletin/MFA%20Merrill%20Field%20Bulletin%202026%20Q4%20Final.pdf

📌Hello Merrill Field Neighbors, Travelers, Flyers, and Anyone Who Uses the Airport! 📌 We’re excited to kick off the Merr...
09/08/2026

📌Hello Merrill Field Neighbors, Travelers, Flyers, and Anyone Who Uses the Airport! 📌

We’re excited to kick off the Merrill Field Airport 20-Year Master Plan Project. This plan will help shape the future of our airport and make sure it continues to be a valuable part of our community. We’d love for you to be a part of this process by taking a quick online survey to share your thoughts on what the airport might need in the years ahead.


Please consider filling out our survey—your input is really important in helping us plan for the long-term future of the airport!

Survey closes October 16th, 2026
Thank You!!
Fairview Community Council Airport Heights Community Council Rogers Park Community Council Senator Löki Gale Tobin Alaska Regional Hospital Scott McEwen Mark Barker Bob Lee Mountain View Community Council

2026 Arctic Thunder NOTAM - As a courtesy.  Please forward to other pilots.   Check NOTAMs and plan ahead.  As always, f...
08/03/2026

2026 Arctic Thunder NOTAM - As a courtesy. Please forward to other pilots. Check NOTAMs and plan ahead. As always, fly safe!

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Airport Manager's Office, 800 Merrill Field Drive
Anchorage, AK
99501

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