Fort Yukon Long Range Radar Site
Fort Yukon Long Range Radar Site is a radar site of the United States Air Force. It is located 1.6 miles east-southeast of Fort Yukon, Alaska. It was the former Fort Yukon Air Force Station, a General Surveillance Radar station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Military installation
- Description: station
- Also known as: “Fort Yukon Air Force Station” and “Fort Yukon Long Rade Radar site”
- Address: AK
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Yukon Airport.
Fort Yukon Airport
Aerodrome
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Yukon.
Fort Yukon
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Yukon is a village in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska, straddling the Arctic Circle. The population, predominantly Gwichʼin Alaska Natives, was 428 at the 2020 census, down from 595 in 2000. Fort Yukon is situated 2 miles west of Fort Yukon Long Range Radar Site.
Fort Yukon Long Range Radar Site
Latitude
66.56054° or 66° 33′ 38″ northLongitude
-145.20598° or 145° 12′ 22″ westElevation
427 feet (130 metres)Operator
United States Air ForceOpen location code
93RPHQ6V+6JOpenStreetMap ID
way 504332341OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryGeoNames ID
7266842Wikidata ID
Q5472433
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