Gambell Army Airfield

Airport in Gambell, Alaska

Gambell Army Airfield

* IATA: none
* ICAO: none

Summary
Airport type| Military
Owner| State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
Location| Gambell, Alaska
Built| 1943
Elevation AMSL| 27 ft / 8 m
Coordinates| 63°46′00″N 171°43′58″W﻿ / ﻿63.76667°N 171.73278°W﻿ / 63.76667; -171.73278
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Gambell AAF

Location of airport in Alaska

Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

|
|

ft  | m
16/34  | 4,500  | 1,372  | Asphalt/concrete

Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Gambell Army Airfield is a former United States Army airfield located in Gambell, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.

## History

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Gambell Army Airfield was used as a transport base during World War II, facilitating the transit of Lend-Lease aircraft to the Soviet Union. It was also used by the USAAF as an emergency landing field for aircraft patrolling the west coast of Alaska.

## See also

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* Alaska World War II Army Airfields
* Air Transport Command
* Northwest Staging Route

## References

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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

1. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for GAM PDF, effective 2007-07-05

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USAAF Eleventh Air Force in World War II

Previously: Alaskan Air Force (1941-1942)

Bases|

| Combat airfields|

* Adak/Davis
* Alexai Point
* Amchitka
* Elmendorf
* Fort Glenn
* Fort Morrow
* Fort Randall
* Shemya

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Support airfields|

* Annette Island
* Cordova
* Gakona
* Juneau
* Kiska
* Ogliuga Island
* Yakutat

Air Transport Command
Northwest Staging Route
(xfr to 11AF 1945)|

* Bethel
* Big Delta
* Galena
* Gambell
* Ladd
* McGrath
* Marks
* Mile 26
* Moses Point
* Naknek
* Northway
* Tanacross

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| Commands|

* XI Bomber
* XI Fighter

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| Bombardment|

* 28th Bombardment

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Fighter|

* 343d Fighter

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