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Naval Air Facility Adak | |||||||||
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Adak, Adak Island, Alaska in the United States | |||||||||
Coordinates | 51°52′41″N 176°38′46″W / 51.87806°N 176.64611°W | ||||||||
Type | Naval air facility | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
Operator | US Navy | ||||||||
Condition | Closed | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1942 | (as Adak Army Airfield)||||||||
In use | 1942–1947 (US Army Air Forces) 1947–1950 (US Air Force) 1950–1997 (US Navy) | ||||||||
Fate | Transferred to civilian use and became Adak Airport | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
Identifiers | IATA: ADK, ICAO: PADK, FAA LID: ADK, WMO: 704540/704543 | ||||||||
Elevation | 5 metres (16 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Official name | Adak Army Base and Adak Naval Operating Station | ||||||||
Designated | 27 February 1987 | ||||||||
Reference no. | 87000841 | ||||||||
Period | 1900– | ||||||||
Area of significance | Military |
Naval Air Facility Adak (IATA: ADK, ICAO: PADK, FAA LID: ADK), was a United States Navy airport located west of Adak, on Adak Island in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] After its closure in 1997, it was reopened as Adak Airport. The facility was designated a National Historic Landmark for its role in World War II, although most of its elements from that period have been demolished or lie in ruins.[2]