Amedee Army Airfield | |||
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Aerial photo of runway | |||
1993 USGS aerial image | |||
IATA: AHC – ICAO: KAHC – FAA LID: AHC | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Military | ||
Owner | U.S. Army, ATCA-ASO | ||
Location | Sierra Army Depot, near Herlong, California | ||
Built | 1942 | ||
Elevation AMSL | 4,012 ft / 1,223 m | ||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
8/26 | 10,000 | 3,048 | Asphalt |
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Amedee Army Airfield (IATA: AHC, ICAO: KAHC, FAA LID: AHC) is a military use airport located nine nautical miles (17 km) north of the central business district of Herlong, in Lassen County, California, United States.[1] It is owned by the United States Army[1] and located at the Sierra Army Depot in the Honey Lake Valley, east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.[2]
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The airfield was built by the United States Army Air Force about 1942, and was known as Amedee Flight Strip. It was an emergency landing airfield for military aircraft on training flights. After World War II, the airfield was retained by the Army, and is used as part of the Sierra Army Depot. It was also known as Honey Lake Flight Strip.[3][4]
Amedee AAF has one runway designated 8/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 10,000 by 150 feet (3,048 x 46 m).[1]