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| name = Cape Sarichef Airport
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| IATA = CSH
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| ICAO = PACS - [[FAA]]: 26AK
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| IATA = WSF<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx|title=Airline and Airport Code Search| publisher=[[International Air Transport Association|IATA]]|access-date=22 April 2016}}</ref>
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| type = Private
| run by = [[U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service]]
| ICAO = PACS
| FAA = 26AK
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| closest town = Unimak Island
| type = Private
| elevation_ft = 291
| owner = [[U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service]]
| elevation_m = 88.7
| operator =
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| coordinates = {{coor dms|54|34|57|N|164|54|52|W|type:airport_region:US}}
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| location = [[Unimak Island]]
| elevation-f = 291
| elevation-m = 89
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| coordinates = {{coord|54|35|04|N|164|54|21|W|type:airport|display=inline}}
| pushpin_map = USA Alaska
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Alaska
| pushpin_label = '''WSF'''
| website =
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| r1-number = 6/24
| r1-length-f = 1,900
| r1-length-m = 579
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| r1-surface = Gravel
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| r2-number = 16/34
| r2-length-f = 3,500
| r2-length-m = 1,067
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| r2-surface = Gravel
| footnotes = Source: [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name=FAA>{{FAA-airport|ID=26AK|use=PR|own=PU|site=50088.3*A}}, retrieved 2007-03-15</ref>
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'''Cape Sarichef Airport''' {{airport codes|WSF|PACS|26AK}} was a small landing strip located on the western end of [[Unimak Island]] in the [[Aleutian Islands]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alaska]]. It was used to supply and support a [[United States Coast Guard]] [[LORAN]] station and [[U.S. Air Force]] [[DEW Line]] site during the [[Cold War]].
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| runway_angle = 16/34
| runway_length_f = 3,500
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| runway_width_f = 120
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| runway_surface = Gravel
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| runway_angle = 6/24
| runway_length_f = 1,900
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'''Cape Sarichef Airport''' {{airport codes|CSH|PACS|26AK}} was a small landing strip located on the western end of [[Unimak Island]] in the [[Aleutian Islands]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alaska]]. It was used to supply and support a [[U.S. Coast Guard]] [[LORAN]] station and [[U.S. Air Force]] [[DEW Line]] site during the [[Cold War]].


It is now a private-use facility owned by the [[U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service]] and managed by the [[Izembek National Wildlife Refuge]].
It is now a private-use facility owned by the [[U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service]] and managed by the [[Izembek National Wildlife Refuge]].

Cape Sarichef was named in 1816 by [[Russia]]n explorer [[Otto von Kotzebue]] after Admiral [[Gavril Sarychev]] of the [[Imperial Russian Navy]].


== Facilities ==
== Facilities ==
Cape Sarichef Airport has two [[runway]]s:
Cape Sarichef Airport has two [[runway]]s:
* Runway 16/34: 3,500 x 120 ft. (1,067 x 37 m), Surface: [[Gravel]]
* Runway 16/34: 3,500 x 120&nbsp;ft. (1,067 x 37 m), surface: [[gravel]]
* Runway 6/24: 1,900 x 90 ft. (579 x 27 m), Surface: Gravel
* Runway 6/24: 1,900 x 90&nbsp;ft. (579 x 27 m), surface: gravel

==History==
The airport was built in 1958 to support '''Cape Sarichef Air Force Station''', a [[Cold War]] [[United States Air Force]] [[Distant Early Warning Line]] radar station. The station was operated by Detachment 3, [[714th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron]] based at [[Cold Bay Air Force Station]], near [[Cold Bay, Alaska]]. The radar station was inactivated in September 1969, ending military use of the airport. The Air Force remediated the site around 2000, removing all abandoned military structures and returning the site to a natural condition.


== References ==
== References ==
<references />
*[http://www.gcr1.com/5010web/airport.cfm?Site=26AK Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010)], also available as a [http://www.gcr1.com/5010web/Rpt_5010.asp?au=PR&o=PU&faasite=50088.3*A&fn=26AK printable form] <small>([[Portable Document Format|PDF]])</small>


== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://izembek.fws.gov/ Izembek National Wildlife Refuge] (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Alaska)
*[http://izembek.fws.gov/ Izembek National Wildlife Refuge] (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Alaska)
*[http://www.alaska.faa.gov/fai/images/ARPT_DIAGRAMS/26AK.gif Airport Diagram] <small>([[GIF]])</small>
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050119212013/http://www.alaska.faa.gov/fai/images/ARPT_DIAGRAMS/26AK.gif Alaska FAA airport diagram] <small>([[GIF]])</small>
*Resources for this airport:
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**{{AirNav|PACS}}
**{{SkyVector|26AK}}


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[[Category:Unimak Island]]


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Latest revision as of 18:19, 2 May 2024

Cape Sarichef Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OwnerU.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
LocationUnimak Island
Elevation AMSL291 ft / 89 m
Coordinates54°35′04″N 164°54′21″W / 54.58444°N 164.90583°W / 54.58444; -164.90583
Map
WSF is located in Alaska
WSF
WSF
Location of airport in Alaska
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 1,900 579 Gravel
16/34 3,500 1,067 Gravel

Cape Sarichef Airport (IATA: WSF, ICAO: PACS, FAA LID: 26AK) was a small landing strip located on the western end of Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands of the U.S. state of Alaska. It was used to supply and support a United States Coast Guard LORAN station and U.S. Air Force DEW Line site during the Cold War.

It is now a private-use facility owned by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and managed by the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.

Cape Sarichef was named in 1816 by Russian explorer Otto von Kotzebue after Admiral Gavril Sarychev of the Imperial Russian Navy.

Facilities

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Cape Sarichef Airport has two runways:

  • Runway 16/34: 3,500 x 120 ft. (1,067 x 37 m), surface: gravel
  • Runway 6/24: 1,900 x 90 ft. (579 x 27 m), surface: gravel

History

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The airport was built in 1958 to support Cape Sarichef Air Force Station, a Cold War United States Air Force Distant Early Warning Line radar station. The station was operated by Detachment 3, 714th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron based at Cold Bay Air Force Station, near Cold Bay, Alaska. The radar station was inactivated in September 1969, ending military use of the airport. The Air Force remediated the site around 2000, removing all abandoned military structures and returning the site to a natural condition.

References

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  1. ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  2. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for 26AK PDF, retrieved 2007-03-15
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