Icy Cape Airport (2AK8) | abandoned / shut down, airstrip

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 abandoned / shut down, airstrip
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Built in 1956-57 to support the construction and subsequent operation of the LIZ-A DEW Line Station at Cape Sabine, this gravel airstrip operated through the 1963 closure of LIZ-A and has remained largely abandoned and non-maintained since.

Last used by crews conducting demolition and site remediation at the DEW Line site as late as 2000, the airstrip is no longer listed with FAA as operational, though it retains its FAA Identifier of 2AK8.

Runway Info:
Runway 6/24: 3,200ft/975m
Gravel Surface
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icy_Cape_DEW_Line_Station
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Coordinates:   70°17'39"N   161°54'15"W
This article was last modified 8 years ago