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Sparrevohn AFS, Alaska |
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Photo by John Rader, 17th TAS Pilot |
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Approach to Sparrevohn AFS, Alaska. The runway is located on the
slope of a 3,200 foot mountain.
Due to the terrain, landings were made on runway 34, and
departures were made from runway
16. The Sparrevohn runway was
gravel with a length of 4,100 ft. and a width of 150 ft. As may be seen, the site
is surrounded by mountains and winds in excess of 20 knots often produced
severe turbulence on landing.
According to a NOTAM posted for Sparrevohn, “SUCCESSFUL GO-AROUND
IMPROBABLE” |
