Naknek Air Force Base is a former
United States Air Force base located just southeast of
King Salmon, in the
Bristol Bay Borough
Bristol Bay Borough is a borough of the U.S. state of Alaska on Bristol Bay. As of the 2020 census the borough population was 844, down from 997 in 2010, the second-least populated borough in Alaska. The borough seat is Naknek. There are no in ...
of the
U.S. state of
Alaska.
Following its closure, it has since been redeveloped into
King Salmon Airport.
The
United States Army Air Corps built Naknek Air Base in 1941. The military established a
rest and recreation camp at the
Naknek River Rapids called Rapids Camp, and another at the west end of
Naknek Lake called Lake Camp. In the 1950s, the base was renamed King Salmon Air Station.
See also
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Alaska World War II Army Airfields
During World War II, Alaska was a major United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) location for personnel, aircraft, and airfields to support Lend-Lease aid for the Soviet Union. In addition, it was in Alaska that the Empire of Japan bombed and seized ...
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Air Transport Command
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Northwest Staging Route
References
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{{USAAF 11th Air Force World War II
Installations of the United States Air Force in Alaska
Airports in Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Alaska
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command in Alaska