Naval Air Facility Adak
| Naval Air Facility Adak | |||||||||
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| Adak, Adak Island, Alaska in the United States | |||||||||
NAF Adak during 1970 | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Naval air facility | ||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator | US Navy | ||||||||
| Condition | Closed | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°52′41″N 176°38′46″W / 51.87806°N 176.64611°W | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1942 (as Adak Army Airfield) | ||||||||
| In use | 1942–1947 (US Army Air Forces) 1947–1950 (US Air Force) 1950–1997 (US Navy) | ||||||||
| Fate | Transferred to civilian use and became Adak Airport | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: ADK, ICAO: PADK, FAA LID: ADK, WMO: 704540/704543 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 5 metres (16 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Official name | Adak Army Base and Adak Naval Operating Station | ||||||||
| Designated | 27 February 1987 | ||||||||
| Reference no. | 87000841 | ||||||||
| Period | 1900– | ||||||||
| Area of significance | Military | ||||||||
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Naval Air Facility Adak (IATA: ADK, ICAO: PADK, FAA LID: ADK), was a United States Navy airport located west of Adak, on Adak Island in the U.S. state of Alaska. After its closure in 1997, it was reopened as Adak Airport. The facility was designated a National Historic Landmark for its role in World War II, although most of its elements from that period have been demolished or lie in ruins.