Ladd Army Airfield
Ladd Army Airfield is the military airfield located at Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks, Alaska. It was originally called Fairbanks Air Base, but was renamed Ladd Field on 1 December 1939, in honor of Major Arthur K.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in Fairbanks, Alaska
- Also known as: “Fairbanks Airfield”, “Fort Jonathan Wainwright Airfield”, “Ladd AFF”, and “Wainwright Army Air Field”
- Address: AK
Places of Interest
Highlights include Birch Hill Cemetery.
Birch Hill Cemetery
Cemetery
Birch Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in Fairbanks, Alaska. It was laid out on a hillside overlooking the city in 1938 as a secondary option to the Clay Street Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fairbanks.
Fairbanks
Fairbanks is a town in interior Alaska. With 31,000 inhabitants, and 98,000 in Fairbanks North Star Borough, it is Alaska's second-largest city. A junction of several major highways, will be a likely stop of most visitors to the state.
Ladd Army Airfield
- Categories: air base, military installation, and transportation
- Location: Fairbanks North Star Borough, Interior Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
64.83639° or 64° 50′ 11″ northLongitude
-147.61667° or 147° 37′ westElevation
446 feet (136 metres)IATA airport code
FBKICAO airport code
PAFBOpen location code
93PJR9PM+H8OpenStreetMap ID
node 369144448OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=airfield
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tajik—“Ladd Army Airfield” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Ladd陸軍飛行場”
- French: “aérodrome de Ladd Aaf”
- French: “Aérodrome de Ladd Aaf”
- French: “FBK”
- Persian: “فرودگاه صحرایی ارتش لادد”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи саҳро артиш лодд”
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