Gambell Army Airfield | |
Type: | Military |
Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Location: | Gambell, Alaska |
Elevation-F: | 27 |
Elevation-M: | 8 |
Coordinates: | 63.7667°N -171.7328°W |
Pushpin Map: | USA Alaska |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Alaska |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Label: | Gambell AAF |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Built: | 1943 |
R1-Number: | 16/34 |
R1-Length-F: | 4,500 |
R1-Length-M: | 1,372 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt/concrete |
Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Gambell Army Airfield is a former United States Army airfield located in Gambell, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
Gambell Army Airfield was used as a transport base during World War II, facilitating the transit of Lend-Lease aircraft to the Soviet Union. It was also used by the USAAF as an emergency landing field for aircraft patrolling the west coast of Alaska.