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| IATA: FBK – ICAO: PAFB – FAA: FBK | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military: Army Airfield | ||
| Operator | United States Army | ||
| Serves | Fort Wainwright | ||
| Location | Fairbanks, Alaska | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 454 ft / 138 m | ||
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| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 6/24 | 8,575 | 2,614 | Asphalt/Concrete |
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
| Ladd Field | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) | |
| Designated as NHL: | February 4, 1985[2] |
| Added to NRHP: | February 4, 1985[3] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 85002730 |
| Governing body: | United States Army and/or BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT |
Ladd Army Airfield (IATA: FBK, ICAO: PAFB, FAA LID: FBK) is the military airfield located at Fort Jonathan Wainwright, located in Fairbanks, Alaska. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an Airport, navigation aid, or Weather station, and is used for manned This is a list of United States Army airfields. Active Closed The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Fort Wainwright is a United States Army post adjacent to Fairbanks in the U Fairbanks (ˈfɛrbæŋks is a Home Rule City in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. The term above mean sea level ( AMSL) refers to the Elevation (on the ground or Altitude (in the Air) of any object relative to the A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an Airport, navigation aid, or Weather station, and is used for manned Fort Wainwright is a United States Army post adjacent to Fairbanks in the U Fairbanks (ˈfɛrbæŋks is a Home Rule City in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. It was originally called Ladd Field, in honor of Major Arthur K. Ladd, a pilot in the U. S. Army Air Corps who died in a South Carolina plane crash in 1935. [4]
The U. S. government began, for the first time, serious infrastructure expenditures in Alaska during the 1930s. Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. Most prominent was an increase in the military presence. For most of the early 20th century, the only Army post in Alaska was Chilkoot Barracks/Fort Seward, located just outside of Haines. Haines is a Census-designated place (CDP in Haines Borough, Alaska, United States. With the threat of war looming as the 1930s ended, the need was established to develop multiple facilities as a means of defending Alaska against possible enemy attack.
The U. S. government acquired homesteads southeast of the town of Fairbanks beginning in 1938. From this land, totalling about 6 square miles, was created Ladd Field. Major construction of facilities began in 1941 and 1942, after the U. S. entered World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The initial construction occurred several miles from Fairbanks along a bend of the Chena River, consisting of an airfield, hangars, housing and support buildings. Many of these buildings still stand today.
Ladd Field's primary role during WWII was as a major stopping point for the Lend-Lease program, which ferried Allied planes to Russia across the Bering Strait.
For most of its early history Ladd was an Air Force installation. At the time it opened, the Air Force was still a part of the Army. When the Air Force was made a separate branch in the late 1940s, the name was changed to Ladd Air Force Base. For many years, it would be one of two Air Force bases in the Fairbanks area. 26 Mile Field, originally a satellite field to Ladd, was designated Eielson Air Force Base in 1947. Eielson Air Force Base is located in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1985. A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the [2][5]
References
- ^ FAA Airport Master Record for FBK (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved 2007-03-15
- ^ a b Ladd Field. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-01-08. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor
- ^ Fort Wainwright: Ladd Field
- ^ Erwin N. Thompson (April 18, 1984), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Ladd Field / Fort WainwrightPDF (1. 01 MiB), National Park Service
External links
- Ladd Army Airfield, Fort Wainwright, Alaska (official site)
- Alaska FAA airport diagram (GIF)
- Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary
- Ladd Army Airfield at GlobalSecurity.org
- Ladd Army Airfield at WikiMapia
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for FBK
- ASN accident history for FBK
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker for FBK
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for FBK
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for FBK
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