Nantucket Memorial Airport

Nantucket Memorial Airport is a public airport on the south side of the island of Nantucket in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The airport is owned by the Town of Nantucket and is located three miles (5 km) southeast of the town. It is the second-busiest airport in the state, after Logan International Airport due to intense corporate travel to and from the island in the busy summer months.OverviewNantucket Memorial Airport covers an area of 1,200acre which contains three runways: Runway 6/24: 6303x, Surface: Asphalt Runway 12/30: 2696x, Surface: Asphalt Runway 15/33: 4000x, Surface: Asphalt For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2006, the airport had 163,810 aircraft operations, an average of 448 per day: 74% air taxi, 26% general aviation, <1% scheduled commercial and military. In 2006, there were 33 aircraft based at this airport: 48% single engine, 48% multi-engine and 2% helicopters. However, these numbers are older and the newer statistics are probably much higher, as corporate air travel to and from the island has increased over the years.HistoryIn the late 1930s, a man named Holm 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 the farmhouse.