Transportation Network

Merrimack…Local Spirit, Global Impact

Merrimack's access to an emerging regional airport hub and highways north and south are an asset to Merrimack's business and workers.

  • Highways: Route 3 (Everett Turnpike), Route 3A
  • Railroads Freight:  Pan-Am Railways (Guilford Transportation)
  • Bus Service - Boston Express (Nashua to Boston) 
  • Intercity Passenger Rail Serivce: Under development
  • Navigable Waterways Nearest Port Facility:  Port of Portsmouth (56 miles)
  • General Aviation: Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. Distance from Merrimack: 11 miles

* Commercial Aviation Served by: Air Canada, Continental Airlines, Continental Connection, Continental Ex- press, Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection COMAIR, Northwest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, United Express, US Airways and US Airways

 * Express Cargo Carriers:  United Parcel Service, FedEx, DHL, Telford Aviation, Mountain Air Cargo, Wiggins Air- ways Annual Cargo:  155 million pounds per year, 25% increase since 1996

 * Fixed-Base Operator:  Wiggins Airways, 73,000 square feet of hangar and operations area

  • General Aviation Reliever: Nashua Airport. Distance from Merrimack, 8 miles. Served by training, charter, corporate, military and recreational flight operations. 400 aircraft based at the airport, of which 220 are tied down and more than 20 are corporate aircraft.