A U.S. Air Force EMD GP40-2 locomotive sits outside Eielson AFB's central heat and power plant. The base owns two of these engines, both moving coal & rail traffic across the 11 mi (18 km) rail system, making it the second largest railroad in Alaska.
Summary
Airport type Military: Air Force Base
Owner United States Air Force
Operator Pacific Air Forces
Location Fairbanks North Star Borough near Moose Creek, Alaska
Built Aug. 1943 - October 1944
In use 1944 - present
Occupants 354th Fighter Wing
Elevation AMSL 547 ft / 167 m
Coordinates 64°39′56″N 147°06′05″W / 64.66556°N 147.10139°W
Website www.eielson.af.mil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 14,530 4,429 Concrete
Eielson Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: EIL, ICAO: PAEI, FAA LID: EIL) is a United States Air Force base located approximately 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska and just southeast of Moose Creek, Alaska.
The host unit at Eielson is the 354th Fighter Wing (354 FW) assigned to the Pacific Air Forces Eleventh Air Force. The 354 FW primary mission is to support Red Flag-Alaska, a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. Forces, provides joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close-air support, and large force employment training in
