Northway Army Airfield

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Northway Army Airfield
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Summary
Airport typeMilitary
Owner United States Army
Location Northway, Alaska
Elevation  AMSL 1,715 ft / 523 m
Coordinates 62°57′40″N141°55′41″W / 62.96111°N 141.92806°W / 62.96111; -141.92806
Map
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Northfield AAF
Location of airport in Alaska
Northway Army Airfield
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
5/235,1001,554Asphalt

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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References

  1. 1 2 FAA Airport Form 5010 for ORT PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 31 May 2012.
  2. ↑ Smith, Blake W. Wings Over the Wilderness. Hancock House Publishers, 2008, p. 61.


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