# Gakona Landing Strip, Gakona, United States

**Gakona Landing Strip** was an airport in Gakona, Alaska, United States. It opened in 1942. It closed in 1944. It was operated by United States Army Air Forces.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2906

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: United States Army Air Forces
- Serves: Gakona, Alaska, United States
- Opened: 1942
- Closed: 1944
- Coordinates: 62.3017, -145.2914
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gakona_Landing_Strip (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5517688
- Weather station: PAGK · WMO 70271
- Ident: US-2906

## Timeline

- 1942: Gakona Landing Strip opens.
- 1944: Gakona Landing Strip closes.

## Nearby airports

- [8AK1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/8ak1.md) Jacobus Field · 2.7 mi / 4.4 km
- [GKN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pagk.md) Gulkana Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [1AK2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1ak2.md) Crosswind Lake Airport · 24 mi / 39 km
- [CZC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/z93.md) Copper Center 2 Airport · 25 mi / 40 km
- [CZO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/czo.md) Chistochina Airport · 27 mi / 43 km
- [Z14](https://dromopedia.com/airports/z14.md) Tazlina Airport · 41 mi / 66 km

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2906/data