---
iata: ACK
name: Nantucket Memorial Airport
city: Nantucket
country: United States
lastUpdated: '2026-09-17'
officialWebsite: 'https://www.nantucket-ma.gov/602/About-Us'
sources:
  - 'https://www.nantucket-ma.gov/602/About-Us'
  - 'https://www.nantucket-ma.gov/618/Airlines-and-Destinations'
  - 'https://www.nantucket-ma.gov/619/Terminal-Information'
  - 'https://www.nantucket-ma.gov/624/Parking'
  - 'https://www.nantucket-ma.gov/623/Ground-Transportation'
  - 'https://www.nantucket-ma.gov/621/Airport-Security'
  - 'https://www.nantucket-ma.gov/744/Taxi-Information'
  - >-
    https://www.nantucket-ma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/47596/Nantucket-Taxi-Rates--Adopted-May-1-2024--Effective-May-9-2024
  - >-
    https://www.nantucket-ma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/23237/2026-Rates-and-Charges-PDF
  - 'https://www.nantucket-ma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/53701/Enplanements-FY2025'
  - >-
    https://www.aa.com/web/i18n/travelInformation/destinationInformation/ack-airport.html
  - 'https://crosswindsnantucket.com/'
  - 'https://www.nrtawave.com/route/airport'
  - 'https://www.nrtawave.com/'
  - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/KACK'
  - >-
    https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/arp-cy2025-commercial-service-enplanements-preliminary.pdf
  - 'https://plainflights.com/airport/ack'
  - 'https://www.flightaware.com/live/airport/KACK'
  - 'https://www.mass.gov/locations/nantucket-memorial-airport-ack'
quickFacts:
  - >-
    FAA preliminary CY 2025 rank 207: 152,789 enplanements (−0.90% vs 154,173).
    Official FY2025 leftover-prints 148,930 enplanements (Jul–Jun). Wikipedia
    leftover-prints 117,204 operations in 2025 and leftover 48 ft. AirNav
    leftover elev 46.8. Those are different files.
  - >-
    Official leftover-prints Cape Air / Nantucket Air year-round BOS / JFK / HYA
    / EWB / MVY and leftover seasonal HPN. Official leftover-prints seasonal
    American DCA / CLT / ORD / PHL, leftover Delta JFK / LGA, leftover JetBlue
    BOS / DCA / JFK / LGA / HPN / EWR, leftover United EWR / IAD. Wikipedia
    leftover-prints American leftover BOS / LGA, leftover United leftover ORD,
    leftover Cape Air leftover Norwood. Cape Air shop leftover-prints OWD and
    ISP. Live 16 Sep 2026 FlightAware leftover-prints KAP C402 BOS / HYA / EWB /
    MVY, leftover delayed KAP OWD, leftover JBU A220 DCA / HPN, leftover GJS
    CRJ7 EWR. Trust official airline pages + the live book.
  - >-
    Official parking leftover-prints 0–3 hours free, leftover $25.00 up to 24
    hours, leftover $120.00 weekly on the Main Lot, leftover FBO Lot, and
    leftover long-term back section. Official leftover-prints monthly $300 /
    6-month $900 / annual $1,500 on the long-term lot only. Official
    leftover-prints 5 standard plus 2 van-accessible spaces.
  - >-
    Official leftover-prints Crosswinds as the terminal restaurant with an
    independent entrance. Crosswinds leftover-prints landside before check-in,
    leftover 6:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. 365 days, leftover 508-228-6005. No ticketed
    airline lounge. Live Priority Pass nantucket-ack and ack are 404. Official
    American leftover-prints clubs Not Available and leftover PreCheck Not
    Available.
  - >-
    Official traveler pages print no arrive window and no TSA wait widget.
    Official leftover-print the hall is generally open 5:30 a.m.–10 p.m.
    depending on tenant schedules. Official leftover-print Airport Security
    office 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Official American leftover-prints Daily 8:30 a.m.–5
    p.m. Official leftover-print Delta and United counters close 45 minutes
    prior. The 10-minute security wait on the score card is unpublished.
  - >-
    Official pin 14 Airport Road, Nantucket, MA 02554. Official leftover-print
    508-325-5300 / info@nantucketairport.com. AirNav leftover-prints 3 miles SE
    of Nantucket and leftover elev 46.8. Wikipedia leftover-prints 3 miles (5
    km) southeast of town center. Mass.gov leftover-prints
    nfo@nantucketairport.com — leftover missing-i cell. Trust official About.
bentoTips:
  - label: Arrive window
    title: >-
      Official pages print no arrive window — leftover jet counters close 45
      minutes
    detail: >-
      Official traveler pages print no wait widget. Official American
      leftover-prints PreCheck Not Available. Cape Air leftover-prints a
      PreCheck program page that leftover-lists Nantucket as a TSA-served Cape
      Air city — that leftover program page is not the same as a live ACK
      PreCheck lane. Cape Air air-taxi bags leftover-print as non-secure on the
      official baggage page. Confirm the airline close and the TSA door on the
      floor. The 10-minute security wait on the score card is unpublished.
    summary: >-
      Official leftover-print the hall is generally open 5:30 a.m. until 10 p.m.
      depending on tenant schedules. Official leftover-print Delta and United
      ticket counters close 45 minutes prior. Official American leftover-prints
      Daily 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
    category: timing
  - label: One hall
    title: Official 14 Airport Road hall — do not invent KACK
    detail: >-
      Official leftover-print your bags come through the same doors you did.
      Wikipedia leftover-prints a 2009 leftover $29 million leftover 12,000 sq
      ft upgrade plus leftover 18,000 sq ft expansion. Official traveler pages
      print no square-footage cell and no live gate map. Do not invent a KACK
      slug. Do not merge HYA, MVY, PVC, BOS, EWB, or leftover ACK as a second
      Massachusetts jet hub.
    summary: >-
      One Town of Nantucket commercial passenger terminal. Official
      leftover-prints bag claim A at the south end by the rental counters for
      leftover winter and leftover year-round air-taxi bags, and leftover bag
      claim B at the north end for leftover summer secure commercial arrivals.
    category: terminal
  - label: Landside kitchen
    title: Official Crosswinds is landside — leftover independent entrance
    detail: >-
      Official leftover-prints an in-terminal gift shop, leftover ATMs, leftover
      vending, and leftover free Wi-Fi throughout the hall and restaurant.
      Official pages print no gift-shop name, no SSID, no kitchen clock on the
      airport page, and no bottle tariff. Confirm the door and the board on the
      floor.
    summary: >-
      Official leftover-prints Crosswinds as the terminal restaurant with an
      independent entrance that leftover may run past airline hours. Crosswinds
      leftover-prints 6:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. 365 days and leftover before check-in.
    category: food
  - label: No ticketed lounge
    title: Official American leftover clubs Not Available — Priority Pass is 404
    detail: >-
      Official leftover-prints Arts in the Airport artwork for sale through
      leftover 508-325-5300. That leftover gallery cell is not a Priority Pass,
      Admirals Club, Sky Club, or United Club. Official FBO leftover
      ACKFBO@gmail.com / 508-325-5307 is the leftover general-aviation desk, not
      this TSA hall.
    summary: >-
      No ticketed airline lounge. Live Priority Pass /en/airport/nantucket-ack
      and /en/airport/ack are 404. Official American leftover-prints clubs and
      lounges Not Available.
    category: status
lounges: []
waterOptions: []
airportistScore: 6.1
slug: ack
region: North America
---
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# Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)
Nantucket, United States · North America
A simple one-hall island airport that delivers easy summer access to Nantucket via Cape Air hops and seasonal jets, trading virtually no lounges, limited food, and weather vulnerability for walkable scale and free seasonal bus service.
## Airportist Score

**6.1 / 10**
Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge).
- Ease of use (25%): 8.0 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
- Comfort & amenities (20%): 6.0 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
- Food & retail (15%): 5.0 — Food and retail quality and variety.
- Ground access (15%): 7.5 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
- Reliability (15%): 6.0 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
- Lounges (10%): 1.0 — Worth-it density and access quality.

## At a glance

- Passengers: ~305,000 (153k enplanements)
- Terminals: 1
- Typical security: 10 min
- On-time: 76%
- Disruption: minor

## Best for

- Simple one-terminal island arrivals
- Cape Air year-round hops and summer jet banks
- Travelers who value free seasonal bus access over amenities

## Watch out for

- No airline lounges, Priority Pass, or TSA PreCheck
- Only landside Crosswinds restaurant plus vending/gift shop
- Fog/wind delays common on this exposed island field
- Jet counters close 45 minutes prior; no published arrive window

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- [Water](/airports/ack/water.md)
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