Eareckson Air Station

Eareckson Air Station
Shemya Island, Alaska in the United States
The Cobra Dane L-band phased-array radar located at Eareckson AS
Eareckson
Coordinates	52°42′44″N 174°06′49″E / 52.71222°N 174.11361°E / 52.71222; 174.11361
Type	US military airfield and radar
Site information
Owner	Department of Defense
Operator	US Air Force (airfield) US Space Force (radar)
Controlled by	Pacific Air Forces Regional Support Center (airfield) Space Delta 4 (radar)
Condition	Operational
Radar type	AN/FPS-108 Cobra Dane
Site history
Built	1943 (1943)
In use	1943 – present
Events	Near Islands earthquake (1975)
Garrison information
Occupants	Contractor personnel (Raytheon)
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: SYA, ICAO: PASY, FAA LID: SYA, WMO: 704140
Elevation	29.7 metres (97 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 10/28 3,049.5 metres (10,005 ft) Asphalt
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Eareckson Air Station (IATA: SYA, ICAO: PASY), formerly Shemya Air Force Base, is a United States Air Force military airport located on the island of Shemya, in the Alaskan Aleutian Islands.

The airport was closed as an active Air Force Station on 1 July 1994. However, it is still owned by the USAF and is operated by the USAF Pacific Air Forces Regional Support Center at Elmendorf AFB for refueling purposes. It also serves as a diversion airport for civilian aircraft. The base previously hosted the AN/FPS-17 and AN/FPS-80 radars and since 1977 the more powerful AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE phased-array radar.