US-0256
Cape Field at Fort Glenn
VFR
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Name
Cape Field at Fort Glenn
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ICAO
US-0256
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Timezone
7:18 pm (HST)
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Municipality
Fort Glenn
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Coordinates
53° 22′ 48″ N 167° 52′ 52″ E
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Elevation
92 ft (28 m MSL)
About Cape Field at Fort Glenn
Cape Field at Fort Glenn was a military site significant for its role in World War II. It consists of Fort Glenn, an airfield of the United States Army Air Corps later renamed Cape Air Force Base, and the adjacent Naval Air Facility Otter Point, both located on Umnak Island in the Aleutian Islands of southwestern Alaska. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.