Muskeget Island Airport (FAA LID: MA55) is a small privately-owned turf landing strip located on Muskeget Island in the town of Nantucket.[1] It is barely maintained and mostly overgrown, and although technically reserved for emergency use only, pilots STOL aircraft will occasionally attempt to land there.[2]
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Operator | Donald Little, Crocker Snow Jr., and Patricia Moseley; Town of Nantucket | ||||||||||
| Location | Muskeget Island | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°20′5.44″N 70°17′58.07″W | ||||||||||
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The airport, along with two-thirds of the island, are owned by retired reporter Crocker Snow Jr., whose father built the airstrip.[3]
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