Eareckson Air Station
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| Eareckson Air Station | |||
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| IATA: SYA - ICAO: PASY | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Private | ||
| Operator | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Serves | Shemya, Alaska | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 97 ft (30 m) | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 10/28 | 9990 | 3045 | Asphalt/Grooved |
Eareckson Air Station (IATA: SYA, ICAO: PASY) is a military airbase located on the island of Shemya, in the Alaskan Aleutian Islands. It was Shemya Army Air Base during WW II. The base was redesignated to Shemya Air Force Base on March 26, 1948, by Department of the Air Force General Order No. 10. In 1954 the base was named Shemya Airport. It was redesignated Shemya Air Force Station on January 1, 1959, by DAF GO 4 of January 20, 1959. The base was redesignated Shemya AFB in 1968. On May 19, 1993, it was renamed Eareckson Air Force Station to honor Col. William O. Eareckson, an exceptional Army Air Forces combat commander in the Aleutian Islands. The base was redesignated to Eareckson Air Station January 24, 1994. In July or August of 1988, at least one Aries rocket was launched, relating to the Queen Match program, for anti-ballistic missile testing.
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[edit] Facilities
Eareckson Air Station has one runway:
There is also an NDB and a VOR on the island.
Two other runways on the west side of the island were constructed during World War II and have since been abandoned.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010), also available as a printable form (PDF)
[edit] External links
- History of Elmendorf AFB
- Basic information about the Queen Match launch
- Eareckson Air Station (GlobalSecurity.org)
- Environmental issues at Eareckson Air Station and history
- History of Shemya AFB during WWII (PDF)
- "A Tale of Two Airplanes" by Kingdon R. Hawes
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for PASY
- ASN Accident history for KSYA
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS current and historical weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for SYA
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF)
