Gambell Airport is a public airport

Airport

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 located in Gambell

Gambell, Alaska

Gambell is a village on St. Lawrence Island in Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 649.-Geography:Gambell is located on the northwest cape of St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, southwest of Nome...

, a city in the Nome Census Area

Nome Census Area, Alaska

Nome Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 9,196. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest community by far is the city of Nome....

 of the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Alaska

Alaska

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. The airport is owned by the state.

Facilities

Gambell Airport covers an area of 200 acres (80.9 ha) which contains one asphalt

Asphalt

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 and concrete

Concrete

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 paved runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

 (16/34) measuring 4,500 x 96 ft (1,372 x 29 m).

Airlines and non-stop destinations

• Bering Air
  Bering Air
  Bering Air is an American regional airline headquartered in Nome, Alaska, USA. It operates domestic scheduled passenger and charter services, as well as air ambulance and helicopter services...
  
   (Nome, Savoonga)
• Frontier Flying Service
  Frontier Flying Service
  Frontier Flying Service is an American airline headquartered in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. It operates an extensive network of year-round scheduled commuter services and postal services to Alaska bush communities, primarily north of Fairbanks, as well as charter services to the lower 48 and...
  
   (Nome)
• Hageland Aviation Services
  Hageland Aviation Services
  Hageland Aviation Services was a regional airline based in Anchorage, Alaska, USA. It serves nine destinations in Alaska and operates state wide charter services...
  
   (Nome, Savoonga)

World War II

Gambell Airport was used as a transport base during World War II, facilitating the transit of Lend-Lease aircraft to the Soviet Union. It was also used by the USAAF as an emergency landing field for aircraft patrolling the west coast of Alaska.

See also

• Alaska World War II Army Airfields
  Alaska World War II Army Airfields
  During World War II, Alaska was a major United States Army Air Force location for personnel, aircraft, and airfields to support Lend-Lease aid for the Soviet Union...
  
  

External links

• FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF
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