Gakona Landing Strip
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Gakona Landing Strip.svg) | |
|---|---|
| Part of Eleventh Air Force | |
| Gakona, Alaska | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Location | |
  Gakona LS | |
| Coordinates | 62°18′06″N 145°17′29″W / 62.30167°N 145.29139°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1942 |
| In use | 1943-1944 |
| Battles/wars | Aleutian Islands Campaign |
Gakona Landing Strip is an abandoned airfield located near Gakona in the U.S. state of Alaska.
The strip was used by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) as an emergency landing field for aircraft assigned to Alaska during World War II. It was closed after the war.
