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Point Spencer Air Force Base was constructed inWorld War II by theUnited States Army Air Forces. The runway was installed withPierced Steel Planking runway. Around 1948, the base was closed and mothballed. It was thought that the Russians were using the airfield, so in 1950, a team of army engineers were deployed from aC-47 Skytrain to destroy the remaining hangars and buildings. The Pierced Steel Planking was dismantled, and the buildings were demolished and burnt.[2]
In 1961, a survey was conducted to construct the Coast Guard's LORAN Station Port Clarence, located south of the former airfield.Shortly afterwards in 1963, the Port Clarence Coast Guard Station airfield was established on the location of the former air base.[2]
Port Clarence Coast Guard Station has onerunway designated 16/34 with a 4,500 × 120 ft (1,372 × 37 m)asphalt pavement. For the 12-month period ending September 9, 1992, the airport had 200 aircraft operations: 50%air taxi and 50%general aviation.[1]
