Eareckson Air Station

Eareckson Air Station, formerly Shemya Air Force Base, is a United States Air Force military airport located on the island of , in the .
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  • Type: Airport
  • Description: US Air Force military airport on Shemya island in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska
  • Also known as: “Eareckson AFS Airport”, “Eareckson AS”, “PASY”, and “SYA”
  • Historically known as: “Shemya Air Force Base” and “Shemya Station”

Eareckson Air Station

Latitude
52.71369° or 52° 42′ 49″ north
Longitude
174.11508° or 174° 6′ 54″ east
Population
232
Elevation
79 feet (24 metres)
IATA airport code
SYA
ICAO airport code
PASY
Open location code
9V4PP478+F2
Geo­Names ID
5861213
Wiki­data ID
Q1276973
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Eareckson Air Station” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Eareckson Air Station”
  • Chinese: “申雅岛空军基地”
  • Chinese: “申雅島空軍基地”
  • Chinese: “謝米亞空軍基地”
  • Chinese: “谢米亚空军基地”
  • Chinese: “阿拉斯加州”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطه ايركسون الجويه”
  • French: “aérodrome d’Eareckson”
  • French: “Eareckson Air Station”
  • French: “SYA”
  • German: “Eareckson Air Station”
  • German: “PASY”
  • German: “Shemya Air Force Base”
  • German: “SYA”
  • Indonesian: “PASY”
  • Indonesian: “SYA”
  • Irish: “Eareckson Air Station”
  • Japanese: “アレクソン空軍基地”
  • Japanese: “エレクソン空軍施設”
  • Japanese: “シェミヤ空軍基地”
  • Ladin: “Eareckson Air Station”
  • Persian: “PASY”
  • Persian: “SYA”
  • Persian: “ایستگاه هوایی اارکسون”
  • Tajik: “Эстгоҳ ҳаво оорксун”
  • Urdu: “ایریکسن ایئر اسٹیشن”

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