Amedee Army Airfield

Amedee Army Airfield
Reno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip

Aerial photo of runway

2006 USGS airphoto
IATA: AHC – ICAO: KAHC – FAA LID: AHC
Summary
Airport type Military
Owner U.S. Army, ATCA-ASO
Location Sierra Army Depot, near Herlong, California
Built 1942
Elevation AMSL 4,012 ft / 1,223 m
Coordinates 40°15′57″N 120°09′02″W / 40.26583°N 120.15056°W / 40.26583; -120.15056Coordinates: 40°15′57″N 120°09′02″W / 40.26583°N 120.15056°W / 40.26583; -120.15056
Map
KAHC
KAHC

Location of Amedee Army Airfield

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 10,000 3,048 Asphalt

Amedee Army Airfield (IATA: AHC, ICAO: KAHC, FAA LID: AHC) is a military use airport located nine nautical miles (17 km) north of the central business district of Herlong, in Lassen County, California, United States.[1] It is owned by the United States Army[1] and located at the Sierra Army Depot in the Honey Lake Valley, east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.[2]

History

The airfield was built by the United States Army Air Forces about 1942, and was known as Reno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip. It was an emergency landing airfield for military aircraft on training flights. After World War II, the airfield was retained by the Army, and is used as part of the Sierra Army Depot. It was also known as Honey Lake Flight Strip.[3][4]

Facilities

Amedee AAF has one runway designated 8/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 10,000 by 150 feet (3,048 x 46 m).[1]

See also

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for AHC (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 3 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "Sierra Army Depot / Amedee Airfield". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  3. ↑  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
  4. ↑ Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.

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