Fort Wainwright Airfield / Ladd Army Airfield (PAFB)

 airport, Second World War 1939-1945, military, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, historic landmark, historic district, U.S. National Historic Landmark

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Fort Wainwright is a United States Army post adjacent to Fairbanks in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is part of the Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Runway 6/24 2614 x 46 m (8575 x 150 ft)

4th/123rd Aviation Regiment (The Sugar Bears) now reside in Hangar 1 at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. The company boasts an authorized strength of 239 personnel, 16 CH-47D helicopters, 37 vehicles and millions of dollars worth of tools and support equipment.

The Bureau of Land Management is a major user of Wainwright AAF, with the stationing of the Alaska Fire Service and the Alaska Smoke Jumpers on the airfield.

The airfield is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and is a U.S. National Historic Landmark District.

* www.airnav.com/airport/PAFB

* www.wainwright.army.mil/ATC/

* www.wainwright.army.mil/ATC/HISTORY.htm

* www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/ladd.htm

* en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladd_Army_Airfield