Cape Sabine DEW Line Station

Cape Sabine DEW Line Station (FAA LID: Z53) is a closed United States Air Force facility. It was formerly a Distant Early Warning Line Intermediate type radar station. It was closed in 1963 and has been abandoned ever since. Title to the property has been transferred from the Air Force to the Cully Corporation.^[1]

Cape Sabine DEW Line Station
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: Z53
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Cully Corporation
Location	Cape Beaufort, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	50 ft / 15 m
Coordinates	69°01′28″N 163°51′26″W
Map
Z53 Location of Cape Sabine DEW Line Station
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 2/20 2,700 823 Gravel
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Facilities

Cape Sabine Airport had one runway designated 2/20 with a 2,700 by 50 ft (823 x 15 m) gravel surface.^[1]

History

The airport was built in 1957 to support the Distant Early Warning Line Radar station at Cape Sabine (LIZ-A). The station was logistically supported by the 711th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron based at Cape Lisburne Air Force Station, although Cape Sabine was operated by civilian contract workers. It was closed in 1963 and has been abandoned ever since.

The radars and other military buildings were removed around 2000, returning the site to a natural condition.