The Fly Inn at Merrill Field

The Fly Inn sits right at Merrill Field Airport — one of the busiest general aviation airports in the country — where small planes, bush pilots, and aviation enthusiasts have been taking off for remote Alaska since long before most travelers had heard of the place. If you're a pilot, a mechanic, or just someone who loves being steps from the runway, there's no better-positioned hotel in Anchorage.

Rooms are named after Alaska's regions — the Yukon Room, the Kuskokwim Room — and reflect the kind of specific sense of place that generic chain hotels never bother with. The property books through Airbnb and the hotel's own website, and it draws a mix of aviation workers, independent travelers, and people staging trips into the Alaska bush from Merrill Field's fleet of charter operators.

Aviation-Themed Lodging at Merrill Field

Merrill Field is where Anchorage pilots go to catch flights to fishing lodges, remote cabins, and the kind of places that don't have roads. Staying at The Fly Inn puts you in the middle of that world. Morning coffee with the sound of small planes running up engines is either a feature or a bug, depending on your perspective — most guests think it's a feature.

Are you planning a fly-in fishing trip, a bush plane charter, or a flight-seeing excursion from Anchorage? The Fly Inn gives you a genuinely unique base close to the action. The Glenn Highway is easily accessible, and downtown Anchorage is just a few minutes east.