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Allen Army Airfield

Delta Junction Ft Greely, United States

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Allen Army Airfield

Delta Junction Ft Greely, United States

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Remote Alaska military airfield serving Fort Greely.

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Delta Junction, United States

Allen Army Airfield (IATA: BIG, ICAO: PABI) is a United States Army airfield located at Fort Wainwright's satellite installation, Fort Greely, near Delta Junction in interior Alaska. It primarily serves military aviation operations associated with the U.S. Army's missile defense activities at Fort Greely, which is home to the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) interceptor missile system. The airfield supports logistical, transport, and training missions in a remote subarctic environment. Commercial passenger service is extremely limited, and the facility functions predominantly as a military installation airfield rather than a civilian hub.

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The airfield is accessible by road via the Alaska Highway, which connects Delta Junction to Fairbanks approximately 100 miles to the northwest.

Notable facts

›Located at Fort Greely, which hosts the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) missile interceptor system.
›Situated in subarctic interior Alaska, subject to extreme cold weather conditions.
›Primarily a U.S. Army military airfield with very limited civilian access.
›Delta Junction is located at the end of the Alaska Highway near the Richardson Highway junction.
›The airfield carries IATA code BIG, reflecting its association with Big Delta, the historic name of the area.

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Allen Army Airfield is a public and military use 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.

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