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Lonely Air Station (LNI)
Lonely Air Station is a restricted United States Air Force Short Range Radar Site on Alaska's North Slope, located about 135 km (84 mi) east-southeast of Utqiaġvik (Barrow). It supports authorized military and support operations rather than public passenger travel, with access limited to prior-permission flights.
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About Lonely Air Station
Lonely Air Station (LNI), also known as Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site, is a United States Air Force radar installation on the Arctic coast of Alaska's North Slope. It operates as a restricted support airfield rather than a public passenger airport.
The airfield is located about 84 miles (135 km) east-southeast of Utqiaġvik, formerly known as Barrow, within the North Slope Borough. The site is not open to public access and serves authorized military and government operations.
Originally established as Lonely Air Force Station, a Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line radar station, the facility later became a Short Range Radar Site. It has a single gravel runway, 7/25, measuring 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 by 30 m).
There is no public road link to Utqiaġvik, and the airfield has no scheduled commercial flights or public passenger facilities. Access is typically by prior-permission flights coordinated through the U.S. Air Force and the Bureau of Land Management.
Terminal Overview
Terminals
Lonely Air Station is a private-use military airfield with a single gravel runway and no public passenger terminal. Facilities on the site are used for U.S. Air Force radar operations and authorized support flights only.
Ground Transportation Services to and from Lonely Air Station
Transfers
Lonely Air Station is a restricted military airfield, so standard public airport transfers are not available on-site; authorized ground movements are arranged in advance with the controlling agencies.
Hourly Chauffeur
Hourly chauffeur service is not offered at this remote radar site; travelers around the North Slope typically arrange drivers from Utqiaġvik or other regional hubs.
Car Rental
There are no rental car facilities or public road access at Lonely Air Station, so independent driving is not available directly from the airfield.
Bus & Group Transfers
Scheduled buses do not serve this private airfield, and group visits are limited to authorized operations coordinated with the U.S. Air Force and Bureau of Land Management.
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