Alkali Lake State Airport | |||
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1994 USGS airphoto | |||
IATA: none – ICAO: - FAA: R03 | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public | ||
Operator | Oregon Department of Aviation | ||
Location | Lake County, near Wagontire, Oregon | ||
Elevation AMSL | 4,312 ft / 1,314.3 m | ||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
18/36 | 6,100 | 1,859 | Gravel |
Alkali Lake State Airport (FAA LID: R03), is a public airport located eight miles (12.9 km) northeast of Alkali Lake in Lake County, Oregon, United States.
The airport was built by the United States Army Air Force about 1942, and was known as Alkali Lake Flight Strip. It was an emergency landing airfield for military aircraft on training flights. It was closed after World War II, and was turned over for local government use by the War Assets Administration (WAA).
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.