Merrill Field celebrates its centennial birthday in 2030!
This year is our 95th!!
Come join us for a free day of aviation fun at Merrill Field Airport
Saturday May 31st 2025 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
- Aircraft– Warbirds, bush planes, helicopters, amphibians, commercial aircraft
- Trucks– Military Trucks, Fire Trucks, CAT Snowplows
- Antique Cars – Antique Auto Mushers of Alaska
- Exhibits– Flight Schools, Aviation Clubs, and more
- Fly-bys – See ‘em, hear ‘em, feel ‘em
- Airport Tours – Learn about Merrill Field Airport, its businesses, its operations, its benefits
- Aircraft Tours – Get up close to aircraft to learn about aircraft types & uses
Free for all attendees, rain or shine!
Parking is available at:
UAA Aviation Technology Center
Thank you to all our sponsors for helping us to keep this event free! We especially thank BAC Transportation, for providing a free shuttle service between the event’s two locations at the UAA Aviation campus (south field) and Stoddard’s/North Edge (north field). BAC will also provide a bus for free tours of the airport.
Fun Facts about Merrill Field Airport
- Merrill Field contributes 1135 jobs across the state, $85.3M in employee earnings, and $241.5M in economic output to Alaska.
- is the only airport with “through the gate operations” to Alaska Regional Hospital, benefiting Alaskans greatly, facilitating an estimated 1600+ annual visits in 2024.
- air carriers flew over 30,000 passengers to over 140 communities and remote sites across Alaska in 2024!
- See other facts at
https://www.muni.org/Departments/merrill_field/Pages/GeneralInformation.aspx