Merrill Field safety profile

84 recorded occurrences at or near Merrill Field (20082026): 39 at the airport, 45 nearby; 7 fatal, 9 fatalities.

What happens most

By year

  • 20263 (0 fatal)
  • 20253 (0 fatal)
  • 20244 (0 fatal)
  • 20234 (0 fatal)
  • 20225 (0 fatal)
  • 20214 (0 fatal)
  • 20201 (0 fatal)
  • 20193 (0 fatal)
  • 20186 (1 fatal)
  • 20172 (0 fatal)
  • 20165 (1 fatal)
  • 20154 (1 fatal)
  • 20144 (1 fatal)
  • 20132 (1 fatal)
  • 20129 (0 fatal)
  • 20114 (0 fatal)
  • 20104 (1 fatal)
  • 20095 (0 fatal)
  • 200812 (1 fatal)

By flight phase

  • Other / unknown39
  • Landing22
  • Takeoff7
  • Approach4
  • Cruise4
  • Climb4
  • Maneuvering2
  • On the ground2

Runway incursions

The FAA Runway Safety database records 352 runway incursions at this airport, including 4 serious (Category A/B) events. Full runway incursion history.

Notable investigated occurrences

Runways

  • 07/25: 4,000 ft, ASP, lighted
  • 16/34: 2,640 ft, ASP, lighted
  • 04/22: 2,000 ft, GVL

Weather patterns

  • Fog: 55.192 days/year
  • Thunderstorms: 0.1 days/year
  • Snow: 73.49 days/year
  • Crosswind >15kt: 0% of observations
  • Crosswind >25kt: 0% of observations

Counts reflect occurrences geo-attached within 25 km of the airport from our investigation-record corpus; they are not a complete history and are not a safety ranking. A recorded occurrence decades ago says little about operations today.