McKinley Park Airport

Historic McKinley National Park Airport has a single 3,000 foot, gravel-surfaced runway.

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McKinley Park Airport Details

Historic McKinley National Park Airport (the name predates the renaming of the national park to Denali), has a single 3,000 foot, gravel-surfaced runway and is used for general aviation flights and by air taxis. Between 250 and 300 takeoffs and landings take place here each month; about a half-dozen planes are based here. The airport is located directly across the Parks Highway from the Denali Entrance. Its IATA code is MCL.

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Alaska Geographic Bookstore

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Alaska Railroad

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