McCook Army Airfield | |||||||||||||||||||
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 2006 USGS Orthophoto | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | USAAF | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Red Willow County, near McCook, Nebraska | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°18′25″N 100°42′07″W / 40.30694°N 100.70194°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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  McAAF Location of McCook Army Airfield | |||||||||||||||||||
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All runways removed except a 20' strip | |||||||||||||||||||
McCook Army Airfield was activated on 1 April 1943. It is located nine miles (14 km) northwest of McCook, a city in Red Willow County, Nebraska, United States and is southwest of North Platte, Nebraska. It was constructed in 1943 . The 2,100-acre (8.5 km2) site is bordered on all sides by level farm ground.