Allen Army Airfield is a public and military use
airport
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serving
Fort Greely and located three miles (5 km) south of the
central business district of
Delta Junction, a city in the
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area of the
U.S. state of
Alaska
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. It is owned by the
United States Army,
which has an agreement with the City of Delta Junction for joint use of the airfield by both military and civilian aircraft.
History
Established in 1942 as Big Delta Army Airfield, it was named for
river delta formed by the
confluence of the
Delta River and the
Tanana River. It was later renamed Allen Army Airfield. Fort Greely was built south of the airfield after
World War II
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.
Facilities and aircraft
Allen Army Airfield resides at
elevation
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of above
mean sea level. It has three
asphalt paved
runways: 1/19 is 9,000 by 150 feet (2,743 x 46 m); 10/28 is 6,115 by 150 feet (1,864 x 46 m); 7/25 is 4,057 by 90 feet (1,243 x 27 m).
Two runways are lighted and can accommodate heavy cargo aircraft year-round, including the
C-17. Between December and April the runways can accommodate any aircraft, including the
C-5A. A
hangar accommodates military aircraft as large as the
CH-47. Approximately of
airport ramp space is available.
For the 12-month period ending January 3, 1984, the airport had 29,200 aircraft operations, an average of 80 per day: 91% military and 9%
general aviation.
See also
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Alaska World War II Army Airfields
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Air Transport Command
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Northwest Staging Route
References
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External links
Topographic mapfrom
USGS
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''
The National Map''
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{{Airports in Alaska
Airports in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska
United States Army airfields
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command in Alaska