Gambell Army Airfield

Gambell Army Airfield
IATA: none – ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
Location	Gambell, Alaska
Built	1943
Elevation AMSL	27 ft / 8 m
Coordinates	63°46′00″N 171°43′58″W / 63.76667°N 171.73278°W / 63.76667; -171.73278Coordinates: 63°46′00″N 171°43′58″W / 63.76667°N 171.73278°W / 63.76667; -171.73278
Map
Gambell AAF Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 4,500 1,372 Asphalt/Concrete
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.

History

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.

See also

• Alaska World War II Army Airfields
• Air Transport Command
• Northwest Staging Route

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

USAAF Eleventh Air Force in World War II
Previously: Alaskan Air Force (1941-1942)
Bases	Combat Airfields Adak/Davis Alexai Point Amchitka Elmendorf Fort Glenn Fort Morrow Fort Randall Shemya Support Airfields Annette Island Cordova Gakona Juneau Kiska Ogliuga Island Yakutat Air Transport Command Northwest Staging Route (xfr to 11AF 1945) Bethel Big Delta Galena Gambell Ladd McGrath Marks Mile 26 Moses Point Naknek Northway Tanacross
Units	Commands XI Bomber XI Fighter Groups Bombardment 28th Bombardment Fighter 343d Fighter
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