The Dalton Highway was built in 1974 as a supply road for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, connecting Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay to support oil extraction and transport. It was constructed quickly—about 390 miles in just five months—after earlier attempts at winter roads failed, and later named after Arctic engineer James W. Dalton.
555tom55Sagwon Airport is the 9th of the 10 airstrips along the Dalton Highway ending at Prudhoe Bay on the Arctic Ocean. All 10 airstrips are now available. See map. These airstrips were needed along the route to support the highway construction camps. Many of them are still in use today.
The Alyeska Pipeline Service Company built the 400 mile "Haul Road" from Livengood, just north of Fairbanks, to the north slope oil fields at Prudhoe Bay. The pipeline parallels the road. Mostly gravel, the road was built to handle the hundreds of heavy construction vehicles that used it daily. They completed the road in 1974 in just 5 months. Air strips were needed along the route to support the construction camps.
Chandalar Shelf Camp is the sixth of the 10 airstrips built along the 400 mile Haul Road. The camp here was built to support construction of the highway and the North Slope pipleine. The mostly gravel road is one of the northern most roads in the US. It is also one of the most dangerous roads to drive and was featured in the TV series "Ice Roads".
Wiseman is about 260 miles northwest of Fairbanks off the Dalton Highway, and 75 miles north of the Arctic Circle. In the early 1900s, miners began to abandon the Slate Creek settlement (now Coldfoot), 13 miles to the south of Wiseman, in response to increased mining on Nolan Creek and Hammond River.
Coldfoot got its start as a gold mining town in the early 1900s. It now serves as a highway and pipeline maintenance camp. The airport serves to support the camp and handle tourism into the Brooks Range. As the name implies, Coldfoot can get quite cold. However, the summer months do bring temperatures into the seventies.
Prospect Creek Airport was built to support construction of the Dalton Highway (Haul Road) and the construction camps and pump stations for the Alaska Pipeline. Commercial truck traffic delivering supplies and fuel to the North Slope oil fields accounts for the majority of the traffic, although tourist traffic, including motorcyclists and cyclists, has been increasing steadily since the highway was opened to the public in 1994.
Five Mile Camp is the second of the 10 airstrips built along the 400 mile Haul Road. The camp here was built to support construction of the highway and the North Slope pipleine. The mostly gravel road is one of the northern most roads in the US. Air strips were needed along the route to support the construction camps. (See map.)
The Alyeska Pipeline Service Company built the 400 mile "Haul Road" from Livengood, just north of Fairbanks, to the north slope oil fields at Prudhoe Bay. The pipeline parallels the road. Mostly gravel, the road was built to handle the hundreds of heavy construction vehicles that used it daily.
PASC - Deadhorse Airport is a simple add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator, offering basic enhancements to the airport. This update includes two custom terminals, replaced hangars, new ground textures, and updated taxiway signs. It aims to provide a more realistic representation of Deadhorse Airport, despite its simplified nature.
This airport, just off the Dalton Highway, was a major supply link during the construction of the Alaska pipeline during the 70's. The Dalton Highway, also called the Haul Road, is one of the northern-most roads in the world. It also has a camp site for motor homes and trailers for the weary Dalton highway travelers.
