Allen Army Airfield
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AMSL 1,291 ft / 393 m | | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 63°59′43″N 145°43′12″W / 63.99528°N 145.72000°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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Allen Army Airfield (IATA: BIG, ICAO: PABI, FAA LID: BIG) is a public and military use airport 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. It is owned by the United States Army,[1] which has an agreement with the City of Delta Junction for joint use of the airfield by both military and civilian aircraft.[2]
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.
Facilities and aircraft
Allen Army Airfield resides at
Two runways are lighted and can accommodate heavy cargo aircraft year-round, including the
See also
- Alaska World War II Army Airfields
- Air Transport Command
- Northwest Staging Route
References
- ^ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective December 05, 2019.
- ^ a b "Allen Army Airfield". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved October 21, 2007.
- This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
External links
- Topographic map from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for BIG, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for BIG
- AirNav airport information for PABI
- ASN accident history for BIG
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PABI
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for BIG