McCook Army Air Field
McCook Army Airfield was activated on 1 April 1943. It is located nine miles northwest of McCook, a city in Red Willow County, Nebraska, United States and is southwest of North Platte, Nebraska.
Photo: USGS, Public domain.- Type: Ruins
- Description: airport
- Also known as: “McCook Army Airfield” and “فرودگاه صحرایی ارتشی مک کوک”
- Inscription: “Abandoned World War II military airbase”
McCook Army Air Field
- Categories: airport and historic site
- Location: Red Willow, Nebraska, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.30961° or 40° 18′ 35″ north
Longitude
-100.69321° or 100° 41′ 36″ west
Open location code
85GX8854+RP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Urdu—“McCook Army Air Field” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “マコック陸軍航空基地”
- Persian: “فرودگاه صحرایی ارتشی مککوک”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи саҳро артишӣ маккӯк”
- Urdu: “مک کوک آرمی ایئرفیلڈ”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: McCook Army Air Base Historical Marker and McCook Army Air Base Museum.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Red Willow Substation and Sewage Disposal (abandoned).
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