Prospect Creek Airport

USA / Alaska / Coldfoot /
 airport, weather record / weather extreme

FAA Identifier: PPC
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Public airport maintained by private company. Located right beside pump station #5.

The airport is usually not readily visible from the Dalton. Prospect Camp, an old pipeline construction camp nearby, is where the coldest official temperature was recorded within the United States: -80F on Jan 23, 1971. The 5th lowest in the world.

Reference, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_weather_records
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Coordinates:   66°48'50"N   150°38'37"W
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