Nantucket Memorial Airport
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Nantucket Memorial Airport (IATA: ACK, ICAO: KACK, FAA LID: ACK) is a public airport on the south side of the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. It is owned by the Town of Nantucket and is located three miles (5 km) southeast of the town center.[2] It is the second-busiest airport in the state, after Logan International Airport,[3] due to intense corporate travel to and from the island in the high season.
History
In the late 1930s, Leslie Holm, a farmer in Nobadeer, plowed over and smoothed some of his cornfields with the help of David Raub, a former test pilot who had moved to Nantucket, and together they formed the Nobadeer Flying Service with three small planes they had bought for charter and instruction.[4] Soon, they 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 it.[5]
During
The airport was returned to the Town of Nantucket on June 20, 1946 and on August 25, 1946 it was dedicated as Nantucket Memorial Airport to honor the 11 Nantucket men who lost their lives in the war and all the people from Nantucket who served in the war.[6]
Terminal and facilities
The airport covers 1,200 acres (490 ha) at an elevation of 48 feet (15 m) above sea level.[2] It has two asphalt runways:[2]
- Runway 6/24: 6,303 ft × 150 ft (1,921 m × 46 m), DMEequipped, with approved GPS approaches.
- Runway 15/33: 4,500 ft × 100 ft (1,372 m × 30 m), has approved GPS approaches.
For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2021, the airport had 50,963 aircraft operations, an average of 140 operations per day:[7] 56% air taxi, 41% general aviation, 2% commercial and 1% military. In April 2022, there were 18 aircraft based at this airport: 15 single-engine and 3 multi-engine.
In 2009, the terminal was updated with an upgrade of the previous 12,000 square feet (1,100 m2) and an expansion of 18,000 square feet (1,700 m2) at a cost of approximately $29 million. A major goal of the expansion was to increase the capacity of the terminal substantially over the original 1950s facility. Another goal was to segregate air-taxi passengers, who do not require security screening, from airline passengers, who do.[8]
The
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Airlines | Destinations |
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American Eagle | Seasonal: Charlotte,[9] Chicago–O'Hare, New York–LaGuardia,[10] Philadelphia,[11] Washington–National |
Delta Connection | Seasonal: New York–JFK, New York–LaGuardia |
JetBlue | Seasonal: Boston, New York–JFK, New York–LaGuardia,[12] Washington–National, White Plains[12] |
Hyannis, Martha's Vineyard
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Reliant Air | Seasonal charter: Danbury |
Tailwind Air | Seasonal charter: Boston |
Tradewind Aviation | Charter: White Plains |
United Express | Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare,[13] Newark |
Destinations map |
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All destinations from Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK).
• Red represents year-round destinations. |
Cargo
Airlines | Destinations |
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Providence[14]
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Historical airline service
Up through the 1990s, a variety of airlines served Nantucket, some of which used
Air Force Two at Nantucket
The airport is currently home to a variety of
Statistics
Top destinations
Rank | Airport | Passengers | Carriers |
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1 | Boston, Massachusetts | 29,410 | Cape Air, JetBlue |
2 | New York–LaGuardia, New York | 26,640 | Delta Connection, JetBlue |
3 | New York–JFK, New York | 24,560 | Delta Connection, JetBlue |
4 | Washington–National, D.C. | 17,350 | American Eagle, JetBlue |
5 | White Plains, New York | 12,110 | JetBlue, Tradewind |
6 | Newark, New Jersey | 11,050 | United Express |
7 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 4,590 | American Eagle |
8 | Hyannis, Massachusetts
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1,880 | Cape Air, Nantucket Airlines |
9 | New Bedford, Massachusetts | 1,180 | Cape Air, Nantucket Airlines |
9 | Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts | 870 | Cape Air, Nantucket Airlines |
Rank | Airline | Passengers | Share |
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1 | JetBlue | 128,000 | 48.45% |
2 | Republic Airways | 57,010 | 21.63% |
3 | Cape Air | 41,790 | 15.85% |
4 | GoJet
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22,910 | 8.69% |
5 | Envoy Air | 6,850 | 2.60% |
Accidents
- On the evening of August 15, 1958, Convair CV-240-2 crashed 0.3 mi (0.48 km) northeast of ACK attempting a VOR instrument approach to runway 24 in heavy fog. The aircraft struck the ground 1,450 ft (440 m) short of the runway and 600 ft (180 m) to the right of the extended centerline. Of the 34 on board, 22 passengers and three crew members died. Pilot error was the cause of the accident.[24]
Notes
See also
References
- ^ "Book Online - Reliant Air". 2 March 2017.
- ^ PDF, effective April 21, 2022
- ^ "Nantucket, MA - Official Website | Official Website". www.nantucket-ma.gov. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ ""Early Aviation on Nantucket" Historic Nantucket article from the Nantucket Historical Association, Fall 1992". www.nha.org. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ a b Nantucket Master Airport Plan, Chapter 3. Accessed May 4, 2014
- ^ ""Early Aviation on Nantucket" Historic Nantucket article from the Nantucket Historical Association, Fall 1992". www.nha.org. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "AirNav: KACK - Nantucket Memorial Airport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
- ^ Gerber, Greg (September–October 2009). "Nantucket Memorial Expands & Modernizes Without Losing Island Charm". Airport Improvement Magazine. Archived from the original on 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ "American Airlines plans additional domestic routes in S18". RoutesOnline. December 17, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ^ "American Airlines adds more ways to escape to the Cape and coves of New England in 2024". American Airlines Newsroom. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "20 New Routes for Summer 2020". American Airlines Newsroom. November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ a b "Start Planning for Summer Now with More JetBlue Service to Nantucket Next Year". www.businesswire.com. November 13, 2018.
- ^ https://twitter.com/IshrionA/status/1758648304370364654?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
- ^ "On the Road with FedEx: Feeder Planes on Nantucket". FedEx. December 28, 2018. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ http://www.departedflights.com, June 1, 1969 Northeast Airlines system timetable
- ^ http://www.departedflights.com, April 15, 1975 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Nantucket flight schedules
- ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Nov. 15, 1979 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Nantucket flight schedules
- ^ http://www.airliners.net, photos of PBA aircraft at Nantucket
- ^ http://www.airliners.net, photo of PBA/Eastern Express DC-3 aircraft at Nantucket
- ^ http://www.airliners.net, photos of Continental Express aircraft at Nantucket
- ^ http://www.airliners.net, photos of US Airways Express aircraft at Nantucket
- ^ http://www.departedflights.com, June 1, 1999 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Nantucket flight schedules
- ^ "Nantucket, MA: Nantucket Memorial (ACK)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. May 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- Aviation Safety Network
External links
- Nantucket Memorial Airport (official site)
- The meaning of "ACK"
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective June 13, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KACK
- ASN accident history for ACK
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KACK
- FAA current ACK delay information