McGrath Army Airbase

McGrath Army Airbase is former United States Army airbase located in McGrath,[1] a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.

McGrath Army Airbase
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerUnited States Army
ServesMcGrath, Alaska
Elevation AMSL341 ft / 104 m
Coordinates62°57′10″N 155°36′25″W
Map
McGrath AAB is located in Alaska
McGrath AAB
McGrath AAB
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 5,936 1,809 Asphalt
5/23 2,000 610 Gravel

During its construction, equipment to construct the facility arrived too late in the season, as the ground had already frozen over. As a result, it was ordered that the equipment be brought to Umnak Island and Cold Bay, Alaska, which built Fort Glenn Army Airbase and Fort Randall Army Airfield, respectively. Both of those airfields later played a part in repelling the Japanese Attack on Dutch Harbor.[2]

See also

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for MCG PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. "HISTORY OF THE ELEVENTH AIR FORCE". Eleventh Air Force. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.



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