Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site
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| Coordinates | 70°54′39″N 153°14′32″W / 70.91083°N 153.24222°W | ||||||||||
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Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (
Point Barrow, Alaska. It is not open for public access.[1]
Facilities and aircraft
The facility contains a rough airstrip at an
mean sea level. It has one runway designated 7/25 with a gravel surface measuring 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m). According to the FAA, for the 12-month period ending July 12, 1977, it had 15,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 42 per day.[1] Husky Oil Company was making these flights in and out of Lonely. Many of the flights were L-188 Electra's and also a rare C-133 Cargomaster. Husky had to make improvements to the runway in order to accommodate these aircraft. There were also Hueys being flown in as well.[2]
History
The airstrip was built in 1957 to support the Distant Early Warning Line radar station at Point Lonely (POW-1). The station was logistically supported by the Point Barrow Main DEW Line Station (POW-MAIN). It was operated by civilian contract workers. DEW Line operations ceased in October 1990, and the personnel were relieved from their duties.
The radar station was upgraded with new radars and in 1994 was re-designated part of the
Elmendorf AFB
, and remediation work was completed by 2005.
The site is controlled by the
611th Air Support Group
, based at Elmendorf. The airstrip remains open to provide contractor support access to the military radar site.
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ^ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 11 February 2010.
- ^ Dale Mangels recollections
External links
- Lonely, Alaska (POW-1)
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for AK71
- AirNav airport information for AK71
- ASN accident history for LNI
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for AK71
