Naval Air Facility Adak
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Naval Air Facility Adak was a U.S. Navy air station on Alaska’s Aleutian Islands that played a key strategic role during World War II and the Cold War before its closure and conversion to civilian use.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adak Airport | 1 |
| Adak Naval Station | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military air base ⓘ |
| climate | subarctic maritime climate ⓘ |
| convertedTo | civilian airport ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
civilian community airport
ⓘ
support for local Adak community ⓘ |
| environment |
frequent fog and high winds
ⓘ
remote island location ⓘ |
| garrison |
United States Coast Guard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| hasRunwayUse |
civil aviation
ⓘ
military aviation ⓘ |
| hostedUnitType |
antisubmarine squadrons
ⓘ
electronic intelligence units ⓘ patrol squadrons ⓘ reconnaissance squadrons ⓘ |
| IATACodeAfterConversion | ADK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICAOCodeAfterConversion | PADK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Alaska Time Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Adak Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Aleutian Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEra |
Cold War era
ⓘ
World War II era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aleutians West Census Area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Unorganized Borough, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs |
logistics hub for Aleutian operations
ⓘ
staging base for operations against Japanese forces in Aleutians ⓘ |
| status | closed as a U.S. Navy facility ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of North Pacific sea lanes
ⓘ
monitoring Soviet naval activity in North Pacific ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
antisubmarine warfare base
ⓘ
forward operating base in the Aleutian Islands ⓘ maritime patrol aviation base ⓘ |
| successorFacility | Adak Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBranch |
U.S. Naval Air Forces Pacific
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Pacific Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedOperations |
antisubmarine patrols in Bering Sea
ⓘ
surveillance flights near Soviet Far East ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasPartOf |
Aleutian Islands campaign infrastructure
ⓘ
U.S. North Pacific defense network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Adak Naval Station
this entity surface form:
Adak Airport