Cape Sabine DEW Line Station is a closed United States Air Force facility. It was formerly a

Distant Early Warning Line The Distant Early Warning Line, also known as the DEW Line or Early Warning Line, was a system of radar stations in the northern Arctic region of Canada, with additional stations along the north coast and Aleutian Islands of Alaska (see Proj ...

Intermediate type radar station. It was closed in 1963 and has been abandoned ever since. Title to the property has been transferred from the Air Force to the Cully Corporation.

Facilities

Cape Sabine Airport had one runway designated 2/20 with a 2,700 by 50 ft (823 x 15 m)

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surface.

History

The airport was built in 1957 to support the

Radar station at Cape Sabine (LIZ-A). The station was logistically supported by the 711th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron based at

Cape Lisburne Air Force Station Cape Lisburne Air Force Station (AAC ID: F-07, LRR ID: A-19, DEW ID: LIZ-1) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located west-southwest of Point Barrow, Alaska. The radar surveillance station was closed ...

, although Cape Sabine was operated by civilian contract workers. It was closed in 1963 and has been abandoned ever since. The radars and other military buildings were removed around 2000, returning the site to a natural condition.

References

External links

FAA Alaska airport diagram
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) * Defunct airports in Alaska Airports in North Slope Borough, Alaska Bureau of Land Management {{NorthSlopeAK-geo-stub