Gakona Landing Strip Explained

Gakona Landing Strip
Ensign:Eleventh Air Force - Emblem (World War II).svg
Ensign Size:60px
Partof:Eleventh Air Force
Location:Gakona, Alaska
Pushpin Map:Alaska
Pushpin Label:Gakona LS
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Type:Military airfield
Controlledby:United States Army Air Forces
Built:1942
Used:1943-1944
Battles:Aleutian Islands Campaign

Gakona Landing Strip is an abandoned airfield located near Gakona in the U.S. state of Alaska.

History

The strip was used by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) as an emergency landing field for aircraft assigned to Alaska during World War II. It was closed after the war.

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