Driftwood Bay Air Force Station Airfield

Driftwood Bay Air Force Station Airfield
Driftwood Bay Air Force Station Airfield
Driftwood Bay Air Force Station
IATA: none – ICAO: PAAM
Summary
Airport type Military
Elevation AMSL 24 ft / 7 m
Coordinates 53°58′16″N 166°51′24″W / 53.97111°N 166.85667°W / 53.97111; -166.85667 (Driftwood Bay Air Force Station Airfield)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 3,500 1,067 Gravel
Driftwood Bay AFS Airfield is located in Alaska
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Driftwood Bay AFS Airfield
Location of Driftwood Bay Air Force Station Airfield, Alaska

Driftwood Bay Air Force Station Airfield (ICAO: PAAM, TC LID: AK23) is a military airstrip located 187 miles (301 km) west-southwest of Cold Bay, Alaska. It is not open for public use.

Overview

Driftwood Bay Air Force Station Airfield is an unattended United States Air Force gravel airstrip. It's present condition is undetermined.

The airport was built in 1958 to support Driftwood Bay Air Force Station, a Cold War United States Air Force Distant Early Warning Line radar station. The station was operated by Detachment 2, 714th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron based at Cold Bay Air Force Station, near Cold Bay, Alaska. The radar station was inactivated in September 1969, ending military use of the airport. The Air Force remediated the site around 2000, removing all abandoned military structures and returning the site to a natural condition.

It is not staffed by any support personnel, and is not open to the public. During the winter months, it may be inaccessible due to the extreme weather conditions at the location.

References

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 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

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