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Airport in Tuckernuck Island
Tuckernuck Island Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OperatorRichard Limeburner
LocationTuckernuck Island
Elevation AMSL23 ft / 7 m
Coordinates41°17′51.00″N 70°15′37.50″W / 41.2975000°N 70.2604167°W / 41.2975000; -70.2604167
Map
MA72 is located in MassachusettsMA72MA72Location of airport in Massachusetts
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
N/S 600 183 Turf

Tuckernuck Island Airport (FAA LID: MA72) is a small, unpaved airstrip located on Tuckernuck Island in the town of Nantucket. It is privately owned and currently has one aircraft, a Cessna 185, based there. It has one runway. The south end of the runway meets the water of the north Atlantic Ocean, while the north end meets the islands forests and grasslands. There is one shed on the east side. The runway length is decreasing due to sea level rise and beach erosion, attributable to climate change.

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