The airfield was built by the United States Army Air Forces about 1942, and was known as Reno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip. It was an emergency landing airfield for military aircraft on training flights. After World War II, the airfield was retained by the Army, and is used as part of the Sierra Army Depot. It was also known as Honey Lake Flight Strip.[3][4]
Facilitiesedit
Amedee AAF has one runway designated 8/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 10,000 by 150 feet (3,048 x 46 m).[1]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
^ abcdFAA Airport Form 5010 for AHC PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 3 June 2010.
^"Sierra Army Depot / Amedee Airfield". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
^ This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
^Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
External linksedit
FAA Terminal Procedures for AHC, effective March 21, 2024
Resources for this airport:
FAA airport information for AHC
AirNav airport information for AHC
ASN accident history for AHC
FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
SkyVector aeronautical chart for AHC
April 12, 2024
amedee, army, airfield, iata, icao, kahc, military, airport, located, nine, nautical, miles, north, central, business, district, herlong, lassen, county, california, united, states, owned, united, states, army, located, sierra, army, depot, honey, lake, valley. Amedee Army Airfield IATA AHC ICAO KAHC FAA LID AHC is a military use airport located nine nautical miles 17 km north of the central business district of Herlong in Lassen County California United States 1 It is owned by the United States Army 1 and located at the Sierra Army Depot in the Honey Lake Valley east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range 2 Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight StripAerial photo of runway2006 USGS airphotoIATA AHCICAO KAHCFAA LID AHCSummaryAirport typeMilitaryOwnerU S Army ATCA ASOLocationSierra Army Depot near Herlong CaliforniaBuilt1942Elevation AMSL4 012 ft 1 223 mCoordinates40 15 57 N 120 09 02 W 40 26583 N 120 15056 W 40 26583 120 15056MapKAHCLocation of Amedee Army AirfieldShow map of CaliforniaKAHCKAHC the United States Show map of the United StatesRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m8 26 10 000 3 048 AsphaltSource Federal Aviation Administration 1 Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe airfield was built by the United States Army Air Forces about 1942 and was known as Reno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip It was an emergency landing airfield for military aircraft on training flights After World War II the airfield was retained by the Army and is used as part of the Sierra Army Depot It was also known as Honey Lake Flight Strip 3 4 Facilities editAmedee AAF has one runway designated 8 26 with an asphalt surface measuring 10 000 by 150 feet 3 048 x 46 m 1 See also editCalifornia during World War II California World War II Army AirfieldsReferences edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for AHC PDF Federal Aviation Administration Effective 3 June 2010 Sierra Army Depot Amedee Airfield GlobalSecurity org Retrieved 23 June 2010 nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency Shaw Frederick J 2004 Locating Air Force Base Sites History s Legacy Air Force History and Museums Program United States Air Force Washington DC 2004 www airfieldsdatabase comExternal links editSierra Army Depot FAA Terminal Procedures for AHC effective March 21 2024 Resources for this airport FAA airport information for AHC AirNav airport information for AHC ASN accident history for AHC FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker SkyVector aeronautical chart for AHC Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amedee Army Airfield amp oldid 1214203715, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
