McKinley National Park Airport
Airport in Denali National Park and Preserve
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McKinley National Park Airport (IATA: MCL, ICAO: PAIN, FAA LID: INR, formerly 5MK) is a public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of Denali Park,[1] in Denali Borough, Alaska, United States. It is owned by the U.S. National Park Service[1] and is located at the Denali National Park and Preserve (previously Mount McKinley National Park).
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | U.S. National Park Service | ||||||||||
| Serves | McKinley Park, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Location | Denali National Park and Preserve | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,720 ft (520 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 63°43′59″N 148°54′40″W | ||||||||||
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  MCL Location of airport in Alaska | |||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned INR by the FAA[1] and MCL by the IATA.[2] The airport's ICAO identifier is PAIN.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
McKinley National Park Airport has one runway designated 16/34 with a gravel surface measuring 3,000 by 68 feet (914 x 21 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 3,200 aircraft operations, an average of 266 per month: 69% general aviation and 31% air taxi. At that time there were 7 aircraft based at this airport: 57% single-engine, 29% multi-engine and 14% helicopter.[1]
