McGrath Army Airbase

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McGrath Army Airbase
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Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerUnited States Army
Serves McGrath, Alaska
Elevation  AMSL 341 ft / 104 m
Coordinates 62°57′10″N155°36′25″W / 62.95278°N 155.60694°W / 62.95278; -155.60694 Coordinates: 62°57′10″N155°36′25″W / 62.95278°N 155.60694°W / 62.95278; -155.60694
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McGrath AAB
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
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16/345,9361,809Asphalt
5/232,000610Gravel

McGrath Army Airbase is former United States Army airbase located in McGrath, [1] a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.

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During its construction, equipment to construct the facility arrived too late in the season, as the ground had already frozen over. As a result, it was ordered that the equipment be brought to Umnak Island and Cold Bay, Alaska, which built Fort Glenn Army Airbase and Fort Randall Army Airfield, respectively. Both of those airfields later played a part in repelling the Japanese Attack on Dutch Harbor. [2]

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References

  1. FAA Airport Master Record for MCG ( Form 5010 PDF ). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. "HISTORY OF THE ELEVENTH AIR FORCE". Eleventh Air Force. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
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