Naknek Air Force Base

Naknek Air Force Base
Naknek Air Force Base
	IATA: none; ICAO: none;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	United States Air Force
Location	King Salmon, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	73 ft / 22 m
Coordinates	58°40′35″N 156°38′55″W / 58.67639°N 156.64861°WCoordinates: 58°40′35″N 156°38′55″W / 58.67639°N 156.64861°W
Map
	Naknek AFB Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Naknek Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base located just southeast of King Salmon, in the Bristol Bay Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.^[1] Following its closure, it has since been redeveloped into King Salmon Airport.

The United States Army Air Corps built Naknek Air Base in 1941. The military established an rest and recreation camp at the Naknek River Rapids called Rapids Camp, and another at the west end of Naknek Lake called Lake Camp. In the 1950s, the base was renamed King Salmon Air Station.^[2]

References

1 2 FAA Airport Master Record for AKN (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
↑ Bennett, Bo (2000). Rods & Wings. Anchorage: Publication Consultants. p. 89. ISBN 9781888125627.

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