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Travel along the Alaska Highway via the Historic Mileposts

HISTORY - Pre-Construction
The Northwest (ALSIB) Staging Route Airfields

British Columbia, Canada

Dawson Creek, BC

Auxiliary refueling/servicing airfield. Historical Milepost 0

Fort St. John, BC

Refueling/servicing airfield; 1459th AAFBU ATC Alaskan Division. Historic Milepost 47

Emergency landing strip

Beatton River

Beatton River, BC

Emergency landing strip. Historic Milepost 73

Prophet River, BC

Emergency landing strip. Historic Milepost 233

Fort Nelson, BC

Was main refueling/servicing point on route; 1460th AAFBU ATC Alaskan Division. Remained as joint RCAF/USAF base until about 1949; hosted Det.2, 1701st Air Transport Wing (MATS) Historic Milepost 300

Smith River, BC

Emergency landing strip. Closed in 1970.

Yukon, Canada

Watson Lake, YT

Refueling/servicing airfield; 1461st AAFBU ATC Alaskan Division. Historic Milepost 635

Swift River, YT

Emergency landing strip. Historic Milepost 733

Teslin Lake, YT

Emergency landing strip still in use today. Historic Milepost 804

Johnsons Crossing, YT

Emergency landing strip. Historical Milepost 836

Whitehorse, YT

Refueling/servicing airfield; 1462d AAFBU ATC Alaskan Division; also known as Whitehorse Army Air Base. Remained as joint RCAF/USAF base until about 1949; hosted Det.3, 1701st Air Transport Wing (MATS).

Whitehorse, YT

Emergency landing strip. Still in use today.

Champagne, YT

Emergency landing strip, constructed 1941 by Canadian government. Historic Milepost 968

Pine Lake, YT

Auxiliary refueling/servicing airfield, constructed 1941 by Canadian government.

Aiashaiak, YT

Abandoned, Emergency airstrip, constructed 1941 by Canadian government.

Silver City, YT

Emergency landing strip, constructed 1941 by Canadian government. - Historical Milepost 1053

Burwash Landing, YT

Emergency landing strip, constructed 1941 by Canadian government.

Snag, YT

Abandoned. Emergency landing strip, constructed 1941 by Canadian government.

Akaska, USA

Northway, AK

Refueling/servicing airfield; 1463d AAFBU ATC Alaskan Division.

Tanacross, AK

Refueling/servicing airfield; 1464th AAFBU ATC Alaskan Division.

Delta Junction, AK

Refueling/servicing airfield; 1464th AAFBU ATC Alaskan Division.

Fairbanks, AK

Axillary for Ladd AAB

Fairbanks, AK

Was main transfer point for Lend-Lease aircraft from United States ATC pilots to Soviet Red Air Force pilots; aircraft then flown to Siberia after transfer.

Galena, AK

Refueling/servicing airfield; 1468th AAFBU ATC Alaskan Division.

Nome, AK

Final servicing point for aircraft; 1469th AAFBU ATC Alaskan Division.

Gambell, AK

Final refueling stop prior to aircraft being flown into Soviet airspace.