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Northway Army Airfield
Northway Army Airfield
	IATA: none; ICAO: none;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	United States Army
Location	Northway, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	1,715 ft / 523 m
Coordinates	62°57′40″N 141°55′41″W / 62.96111°N 141.92806°W
Map
	Northfield AAF Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Northway Army Airfield is a former United States Army airfield located in Northway, a community located in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.^[1] During World War II for northbound Lend-Lease aircraft on the Northwest Staging Route, the flight strip at Northway was the first stop in the Territory of Alaska.^[2] It is now the state owned Northway Airport.

References edit

^ ^a ^b FAA Airport Form 5010 for ORT PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 31 May 2012.
^ Smith, Blake W. Wings Over the Wilderness. Hancock House Publishers, 2008, p. 61.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency