Northway Army Airfield
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Owner | United States Army | ||||||||||
Location | Northway, Alaska | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,715 ft / 523 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 62°57′40″N 141°55′41″W / 62.96111°N 141.92806°W | ||||||||||
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Northway Army Airfield is a former United States Army airfield located in Northway, a community located in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] During World War II for northbound Lend-Lease aircraft on the Northwest Staging Route, the flight strip at Northway was the first stop in the Territory of Alaska.[2] It is now the state owned Northway Airport.
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for ORT PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 31 May 2012.
- ^ Smith, Blake W. Wings Over the Wilderness. Hancock House Publishers, 2008, p. 61.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency