It is not staffed by any support personnel, and is not open to the public. During the winter months, it may be inaccessible due to the extreme weather conditions at the location.
FacilitiesEdit
Driftwood Bay Air Force Station Airport covers an area of 459 acres (186 ha) at an elevation of 24 feet (7 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 14/32 with a gravel surface measuring 3,500 by 100 feet (1,067 x 30 m).[1]
driftwood, force, station, airfield, driftwood, force, station, icao, paam, ak23, private, military, airstrip, located, nautical, miles, northwest, unalaska, island, aleutians, east, borough, state, alaska, privately, owned, united, states, force, facility, op. Driftwood Bay Air Force Station ICAO PAAM FAA LID AK23 is a private use military airstrip located 13 nautical miles 15 mi 24 km northwest of Unalaska Island in the Aleutians East Borough of the U S state of Alaska It is privately owned by the United States Air Force 1 The facility is not open for public use Driftwood Bay Air Force StationIATA noneICAO PAAMFAA LID AK23SummaryAirport typePrivate militaryOwnerU S Air ForceLocationUnalaska Island AlaskaElevation AMSL24 ft 7 mCoordinates53 58 19 N 166 51 26 6 W 53 97194 N 166 857389 W 53 97194 166 857389MapPAAMLocation of airport in AlaskaRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m14 32 3 500 1 067 GravelSource Federal Aviation Administration 1 Contents 1 Overview 2 Facilities 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksOverview EditDriftwood Bay Air Force Station Airfield is an unattended United States Air Force gravel airstrip Its present condition is undetermined The airport was built in 1958 to support Driftwood Bay Air Force Station a Cold War United States Air Force Distant Early Warning Line radar station The station was operated by Detachment 2 714th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron based at Cold Bay Air Force Station near Cold Bay Alaska The radar station was inactivated in September 1969 ending military use of the airport The Air Force remediated the site around 2000 removing all abandoned military structures and returning the site to a natural condition It is not staffed by any support personnel and is not open to the public During the winter months it may be inaccessible due to the extreme weather conditions at the location Facilities EditDriftwood Bay Air Force Station Airport covers an area of 459 acres 186 ha at an elevation of 24 feet 7 m above mean sea level It has one runway designated 14 32 with a gravel surface measuring 3 500 by 100 feet 1 067 x 30 m 1 See also EditList of airports in AlaskaReferences Edit a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for AK23 PDF Federal Aviation Administration Effective November 15 2012 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency External links EditTopographic map from USGS The National Map Resources for this airport FAA airport information for AK23 AirNav airport information for AK23 FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker SkyVector aeronautical chart for AK23Portals Alaska Aviation This article about an Alaska airport is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Driftwood Bay Air Force Station Airfield amp oldid 1105974722, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
