The North Warning System (NWS) is a joint United States and Canadian early-warning radar system for the atmospheric air defense of North America. It provides surveillance of airspace from potential incursions or attacks from across North America's polar region. It replaced the Distant Early Warning Line system in the late 1980s.
Alaskan Air Command (AAC) is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command originally established in 1942 under the United States Army Air Forces. Its mission was to organize and administer the air defense system of Alaska, exercise direct control of all active measures, and coordinate all passive means of air defense. In addition, the command also supported Strategic Air Command elements operating through and around Alaska. It was redesignated Eleventh Air Force on 9 August 1990 and, concurrently, status changed from a major command of the United States Air Force to a subordinate organization of Pacific Air Forces.
Wainwright Airport is a public use airport located in Wainwright, a city in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport is owned by the North Slope Borough.
Cape Sarichef Airport was a small landing strip located on the western end of Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands of the U.S. state of Alaska. It was used to supply and support a United States Coast Guard LORAN station and U.S. Air Force DEW Line site during the Cold War.
Nikolski Air Station is an unattended airport located in Nikolski on Umnak Island in the Aleutians West Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. This former military airport is now owned by The Aleut Corporation.
Barter Island LRRS Airport is a public/military airport located near the city of Kaktovik on Barter Island, in the North Slope Borough, located 312 miles (502 km) east of Point Barrow, Alaska. The airport is owned by the North Slope Borough. It is also known as Barter Island Airport or Kaktovik Airport. The acronym LRRS stands for Long Range Radar Site or Long Range Radar Station.
Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport is a military airport located on Cape Lisburne, at the northwest point of the Lisburne Peninsula in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport is owned by the U.S. Air Force. It is also known as Cape Lisburne Airport.
Point Lay LRRS Airport is a public and military use airport owned by the United States Government and located in Point Lay, in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is also known as Point Lay Airport. The acronym LRRS stands for Long Range Radar Site or Long Range Radar Station.
Port Heiden Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located six nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Port Heiden, in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled airline service to King Salmon Airport is provided by Peninsula Airways (PenAir).
Port Moller Airport is a publicly owned, private-use airport located 87 nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Cold Bay, in the Aleutians East Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is owned by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. It was previously known as Port Moller Air Force Station.
Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site is a United States Air Force Short Range Radar Site located in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska, 84 miles (135 km) east-southeast of Point Barrow, Alaska. It is not open for public access.
King Salmon Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 0.4 miles (0.64 km) west of King Salmon, Alaska.
Cape Lisburne Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 276.5 miles (445.0 km) west-southwest of Point Barrow, Alaska.
Cold Bay Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 625 miles (1,006 km) southwest of Anchorage, Alaska.
Driftwood Bay Air Force Station is a private use military airstrip located 13 nautical miles 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. The facility is not open for public use.
Icy Cape Air Force Station is an abandoned United States Air Force Distant Early Warning Line Radar station at Icy Cape on the Chukchi Sea coast of northwestern Alaska, United States. It was closed in 1963.
Demarcation Bay DEW Line Station is an abandoned United States Air Force Distant Early Warning Line Radar station located on the north coast of Alaska, United States. The site is situated on Nuvagapak Point, about 25 miles (40 km) northeast of the topographical Demarcation Bay and 35 miles (56 km) from the border with Canada. Situated 349 miles (562 km) east of Point Barrow, it was the most remote DEW site in Alaska. Demarcation Bay DEW Line Station was closed in 1964, and is not open for public use.
Bullen Point Short Range Radar Site was a United States Air Force radar site and military airstrip located 240 miles (390 km) east-southeast of Point Barrow, Alaska. It is not open for public use.
Oliktok Long Range Radar Site, DEW station POW-2 or NWS station A-19, is a United States Air Force radar site located 164 miles (264 km) east-southeast of Point Barrow, Alaska. The associated military airstrip is known as and is not open for public use.
Point Barrow Long Range Radar Site is a United States Air Force radar site and military airstrip located 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Point Barrow, Alaska. It is not open for public use.
