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Port Clarence Coast Guard Station

Coordinates: 65°15′13″N 166°51′31″W / 65.25361°N 166.85861°W / 65.25361; -166.85861
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Port Clarence Coast Guard Station
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OwnerU.S. Government
ServesPort Clarence, Alaska
Elevation AMSL10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates65°15′13″N 166°51′31″W / 65.25361°N 166.85861°W / 65.25361; -166.85861
Map
KPC is located in Alaska
KPC
KPC
Location of airport in Alaska
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 4,500 1,372 Asphalt
Statistics (1992)
Aircraft operations200

Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (IATA: KPC, ICAO: PAPC, FAA LID: KPC) (formerly known as Point Spencer Air Force Base) is a private-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) northeast of the central business district of Port Clarence in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is owned by the U.S. Government.[1]

History

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Point Spencer Air Force Base was constructed in World War II by the United States Army Air Forces. The runway was installed with Pierced Steel Planking runway. Around 1948, the base was closed and mothballed. It was thought that the Russians were using the airfield, so in 1950, a team of army engineers were deployed from a C-47 Skytrain to destroy the remaining hangars and buildings. The Pierced Steel Planking was dismantled, and the buildings were demolished and burnt.[2]

Port Clarence Coast Guard Station

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In 1961, a survey was conducted to construct the Coast Guard's LORAN Station Port Clarence, located south of the former airfield. Shortly afterwards in 1963, the Port Clarence Coast Guard Station airfield was established on the location of the former air base.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

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Port Clarence Coast Guard Station has one runway designated 16/34 with a 4,500 × 120 ft (1,372 × 37 m) asphalt pavement. For the 12-month period ending September 9, 1992, the airport had 200 aircraft operations: 50% air taxi and 50% general aviation.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for KPC PDF, effective 2008-04-10
  2. ^ a b "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Alaska". Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
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