Allen Army Airfield

Infobox Airport
name = Allen AAF


IATA = BIG
ICAO = PABI
FAA = BIG
type = Public/Military
owner = United States Army
operator =
city-served = Fort Greely, Alaska
location = Delta Junction, Alaska
elevation-f = 1,291
elevation-m = 393
coordinates = coord|63|59|42|N|145|43|12|W|type:airport_region:US
website =
r1-number = 1/19
r1-length-f = 9,000
r1-length-m = 2,743
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 10/28
r2-length-f = 6,115
r2-length-m = 1,864
r2-surface = Asphalt
r3-number = 7/25
r3-length-f = 4,679
r3-length-m = 1,426
r3-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 1984
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 29,200
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=BIG|use=PU|own=MR|site=50146.*A, effective 2007-07-05]

Allen Army Airfield Airport codes|BIG|PABI|BIG is a public/military airport serving Fort Greely and located three miles (5 km) south of the central business district of Delta Junction, a city in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is owned by the United States Army, which has an agreement with the City of Delta Junction for joint use of the airfield by both military and civilian aircraft. [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/allen.htm Allen Army Airfield] at GlobalSecurity.org, retrieved 2007-10-21.]

History

Established in 1942 as Big Delta Army Airfield, it was named for river delta formed by the confluence of the Delta River and the Tanana River. It was later renamed Allen Army Airfield. Fort Greely was built south of the airfield after World War II.

Facilities and aircraft

Allen Army Airfield has three asphalt paved runways:
* Runway 1/19: 9,000 x 150 ft (2,743 x 46 m)
* Runway 10/28: 6,115 x 150 ft (1,864 x 46 m)
* Runway 7/25: 4,679 x 164 ft (1,426 x 50 m)

Two runways are lighted and can accommodate heavy cargo aircraft year-round, including the C-141. Between December and April the runways can accommodate any aircraft, including the C-5A. A convert|37600|sqft|m2|sing=on hangar accommodates military aircraft as large as the CH-47. Approximately convert|920000|sqft|m2 of airport ramp space is available. For the 12-month period ending January 3, 1984, the airport had 29,200 aircraft operations, an average of 80 per day: 91% military and 9% general aviation.

References

External links

* [http://www.alaska.faa.gov/fai/images/ARPT_DIAGRAMS/BIG.gifFAA Alaska airport diagram] (GIF)
*US-airport2|BIG|PABI
*WikiMapia|63.995|-145.72|10|Satellite photo of Allen Army Airfield, showing Fort Greely to the south and Delta Junction to the north.