Casco Cove Coast Guard Station LORAN Station Attu (former Naval Air Facility Attu)
Closure of LORAN Station Attu, August 2010
IATA:ATU ICAO:PAAT FAALID:ATU
Summary
Airport type	Private use
Owner	U.S. Coast Guard 17th Dist.
Location	Attu Island,Alaska
Elevation AMSL	88 ft / 27 m
Coordinates	52°49′57″N173°10′32″E / 52.83250°N 173.17556°E /52.83250; 173.17556
Map
ATU Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 2/20 5,998 1,828 Asphalt
Source:Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (IATA:ATU^[2],ICAO:PAAT,FAALID:ATU) was a military facility and private useairfield onAttu Island, one of theAleutian Islands in theU.S. state ofAlaska.^[1] Owned by theUnited States Coast Guard,^[1] Casco Cove CGS is located 1,481 miles (2,383 km) west ofAnchorage, Alaska. Also known asLORAN Station Attu, the facility was closed on August 27, 2010,^[3] but the airfield remains available for emergency use.^[1]

Established asNaval Air Facility Attu on June 7, 1943, just seven days after Attu Island was declared secured. The base was built bySeabees of the Naval Construction Battalion 4.

The Casco Cove Airport was aLORAN navigation station operated by the United States Coast Guard. The USCG personnel lived in a group quarters facility. There were no families stationed at Attu. All services needed for staff in this facility were available. Electricity was provided by USCG Generator. Auxiliary health care was provided by USCG emergency medical staff.

Casco Cove is one of the most isolated and remote airports in the United States. Flying into and taking off from the airport was hazardous, as the weather is characterized by persistently overcast skies, high winds, and frequent cyclonic storms. Winter squalls produce wind gusts in excess of 100 knots (115 mph). During the summer, extensive fog forms over the Bering Sea and North Pacific.

The island is protected as part of the National Parks Trust territory and few people visit the island or area, as it is restricted.^{[citation needed]} Gun emplacements for over twenty guns are still present around the airfield.

Casco Cove CGS resides atelevation of 88 feet (27 m) abovemean sea level. It has onerunway designated 2/20 with anasphalt surface measuring 5,998 by 150 feet (1,828 x 46 m).^[1]

• 1 January 1945, 2nd Lt. Robert L. Nesmith flying fromAlexai Point, crashed hisLockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning in Temnac Valley, just west of Attu Station, while on a low-level training mission over Attu. This aircraft was recovered in 1999 and is now static-restored and on display atElmendorf AFB.

• 30 July 1982, aUS Coast Guard HC-130 transport crashed just south of the station, killing 2 of the 11 onboard. The crew were trying to navigate visually to the airfield in low clouds, and mistook Murder Point for Alexai Point, crashing on Weston Mountain at52°47.554′N173°7.956′E / 52.792567°N 173.132600°E /52.792567; 173.132600.^[4] Debris can still be seen on satellite imagery.

• Attu Station, Alaska
• Alaska World War II Army Airfields
• List of airports in Alaska

• LORAN Station Attu: The Last Place on Earth
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAAairport information for ATU
  • AirNavairport information for PAAT
  • ASNaccident history for ATU
  • FlightAwareairport information andlive flight tracker
  • SkyVectoraeronautical chart for PAAT

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• Buildings and structures in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska
• Military installations in Alaska
• 1943 establishments in Alaska
• 2010 disestablishments in Alaska
• Former installations of the United States Navy
• Former installations of the United States Coast Guard
• Attu Island

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