| Amedee Army Airfield Reno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip | |||
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| Aerial photo of runway | |||
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| 2006 USGS airphoto | |||
| IATA: AHC – ICAO: KAHC – FAA LID: AHC | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Owner | U.S. Army, ATCA-ASO | ||
| Location | Sierra Army Depot, near Herlong, California | ||
| Built | 1942 | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,012 ft / 1,223 m | ||
| Coordinates | 40°15′57″N 120°09′02″W / 40.26583°N 120.15056°W | ||
| Map | |||
  KAHC | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 8/26 | 10,000 | 3,048 | Asphalt |
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Amedee Army Airfield (IATA: AHC, ICAO: KAHC, FAA Location identifier: AHC) is a military use airport located nine nautical miles (17 km) north of the central business district of Herlong, in Lassen County, California, United States.[1] It is owned by the United States Army[1] and located at the Sierra Army Depot in the Honey Lake Valley, east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.[2]
History[]
The airfield was built by the United States Army Air Forces about 1942, and was known as Reno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip. It was an emergency landing airfield for military aircraft on training flights. After World War II, the airfield was retained by the Army, and is used as part of the Sierra Army Depot. It was also known as Honey Lake Flight Strip.[3][4]
Facilities[]
Amedee AAF has one runway designated 8/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 10,000 by 150 feet (3,048 x 46 m).[1]
See also[]
References[]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 3 June 2010.
- ↑ "Sierra Army Depot / Amedee Airfield". GlobalSecurity.org. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/sierra.htm. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ↑ This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- ↑ Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
External links[]
- Sierra Army Depot
- FAA Terminal Procedures for AHC, effective November 27, 2025
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for AHC
- AirNav airport information for AHC
- ASN accident history for AHC
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for AHC
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