Elmendorf Air Force Base

Elmendorf Air Force Base is a United States Air Force facility in , . Originally known as Elmendorf Field, it became Elmendorf Air Force Base after World War II.
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  • Type: Airbase
  • Description: United States military facility in Anchorage, Alaska
  • Also known as: EDF”, “Elmendorf AFB”, “Elmendorf Field”, and “PAED

Places of Interest

Highlights include Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center and Alaska Mission Operations Center.

Government office
is an Area Control Center operated by the Federal Aviation Administration just outside the main gate of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson at 700 North Boniface Parkway in , United States. is situated 1½ miles south of Elmendorf Air Force Base.

Office
The is a U.S. National Security Agency facility located on Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson in Anchorage, . The facility is considered one of two "consolidated intelligence centers" and is supported by the 373d Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group of the 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing of the U.S. is situated 2 miles northwest of Elmendorf Air Force Base.

School building
Photo: Robkehr, Public domain.
is a high school in , . It had an enrollment of 1,416 as of the 2023-2024 school year. Construction started in 1971, and the first classes were held in 1973. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Elmendorf Air Force Base.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spenard.

Hamlet
is a neighborhood in the , , and was historically a separate city from Anchorage. The road that bears its name, Road, begins at at its southern end, and continues north toward downtown before ending at Westchester Lagoon, where it turns and becomes part of I Street. is situated 6 miles southwest of Elmendorf Air Force Base.

Elmendorf Air Force Base

Latitude
61.25306° or 61° 15′ 11″ north
Longitude
-149.79361° or 149° 47′ 37″ west
Elevation
187 feet (57 metres)
IATA airport code
EDF
ICAO airport code
PAED
Open location code
93HG7634+6H
Geo­Names ID
5861614
Wiki­data ID
Q14679983
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Elmendorf Air Force Base” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: Эльмэндорф
  • Bengali: এলমেনডরফ বিমান বাহিনীর ঘাঁটি
  • Bengali: এলমেনডর্ফ ফিল্ড
  • Cebuano: Elmendorf Air Force Base (pahanginan na sukaranan)
  • Cebuano: Elmendorf Air Force Base
  • Chinese: 埃尔门多夫空军基地
  • Chinese: 埃爾門多夫空軍基地
  • Dutch: Elmendorf Air Force Base
  • Finnish: Elmendorfin lentotukikohta
  • French: base aérienne d’Elmendorf
  • French: EDF
  • French: Elmendorf Air Force Base
  • German: EDF
  • German: Elmendorf AFB
  • German: Elmendorf Air Force Base
  • German: Elmendorf Field
  • German: PAED
  • Hebrew: בסיס חיל האוויר אלמנדורף
  • Hindi: एल्मेंडॉर्फ फील्ड
  • Hindi: एल्मेंडॉर्फ वायु सेना बेस
  • Japanese: エルメンドルフ空軍基地
  • Korean: 엘멘도프 공군기지
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Elmendorf Air Force Base
  • Norwegian: Elmendorf Air Force Base
  • Persian: پایگاه هوایی المندورف
  • Russian: Эльмендорф-Филд
  • Ukrainian: Елмендорф (авіабаза)
  • Ukrainian: Елмендорф

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