Eareckson Air Station

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Eareckson Air Station
IATA: SYA - ICAO: PASY
Summary
Airport type Private
Operator U.S. Air Force
Serves Shemya, Alaska
Elevation AMSL 97 ft (30 m)
Coordinates 52°42′44″N, 174°06′49″E
Runways
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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Eareckson Air Station has one runway:

  • Runway 10/28: 9,990 x 150 ft. (3,045 x 46 m.), Surface: Asphalt/Grooved, 28 is ILS equipped.

There is also an NDB, TACAN 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.

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