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Copper River

McCarthy Airport

McCarthy Airport is a state owned, public use located one nautical mile northeast of the central business district of , in the Copper River Census Area of the U.S. state of .
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport
  • Also known as: “McCarthy Number 2 Airport”, “MXY”, and “PAMX”
  • Address: AK

Places in the Area

Nearby places include McCarthy and Kennecott.

Photo: Eric Spenle, CC BY 3.0.
is a census-designated place in Copper River Census Area, Alaska, United States. It is in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. The population was 107 at the 2020 census, up from 28 in 2010.

Hamlet
Photo: Sewtex, CC BY 2.5.
, also known as Kennicott and Mines, is an abandoned mining camp in the Copper River Census Area in the U.S. state of that was the center of activity for several copper mines.

McCarthy Airport

Latitude
61.43943° or 61° 26′ 22″ north
Longitude
-142.89761° or 142° 53′ 51″ west
Elevation
1,414 feet (431 metres)
Operator
State of Alaska DOT&PF
IATA airport code
MXY
ICAO airport code
PAMX
United Nations Location Code
US MXY
Open location code
93HVC4Q2+QX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369144695
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
5868503
Wiki­data ID
Q651666
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Tajik—“McCarthy Airport” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “McCarthy Airport”
  • Cebuano: “McCarthy Number 2 Airport”
  • French: “15Z”
  • French: “aérodrome de McCarthy”
  • French: “Aérodrome de McCarthy”
  • Indonesian: “MXY”
  • Indonesian: “PAMX”
  • Persian: “MXY”
  • Persian: “PAMX”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه مکارتی”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul McCarthy”
  • Russian: “Аэропорт Маккарти”
  • Russian: “Маккарти”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи мкорти”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as McCarthy and Glacier Mine.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include McCarthy-Kennicott Historical Museum and West Kennecott Glacier Trailhead.

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