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'''Michael Army Airfield''' {{airport codes|DPG|KDPG|DPG}} is a military [[airport]] located at the [[Dugway Proving Ground]] and owned by the [[United States Army]]. It is nine miles (14 km) west of the [[central business district]] of [[Dugway, Utah|Dugway]], [[Tooele County, Utah|Tooele County]], [[Utah]], [[United States]]. |
'''Michael Army Airfield''' {{airport codes|DPG|KDPG|DPG}} is a military [[airport]] located at the [[Dugway Proving Ground]] and owned by the [[United States Army]]. It is nine miles (14 km) west of the [[central business district]] of [[Dugway, Utah|Dugway]], [[Tooele County, Utah|Tooele County]], [[Utah]], [[United States]]. |
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==Overview== |
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Michael Army Airfield is locaed in a secluded, distant location and the secretive nature of its missions are generally undisclosed by the Army. It is just south of Hill Air Force Base's massive Utah Test and Training Range, where F-16 fighters from Hill train in air-to-air combat and the Air Force tests cruise missiles. |
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Dugway is one of the Army's main facilities for developing defenses against biological and chemical attacks. Workers at Dugway test defense gear to make sure they can survive nuclear, biological and chemical attacks. |
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== Facilities == |
== Facilities == |
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40°11′58″N 112°56′15″W / 40.19944°N 112.93750°W
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Military: Army Airfield | ||||||||||
| Operator | United States Army | ||||||||||
| Serves | Dugway Proving Ground | ||||||||||
| Location | Dugway, Utah | ||||||||||
| Built | 1951 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,349 ft / 1,326 m | ||||||||||
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Sources: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
Michael Army Airfield (IATA: DPG, ICAO: KDPG, FAA LID: DPG) is a military airport located at the Dugway Proving Ground and owned by the United States Army. It is nine miles (14 km) west of the central business district of Dugway, Tooele County, Utah, United States.
Overview
Michael Army Airfield is locaed in a secluded, distant location and the secretive nature of its missions are generally undisclosed by the Army. It is just south of Hill Air Force Base's massive Utah Test and Training Range, where F-16 fighters from Hill train in air-to-air combat and the Air Force tests cruise missiles.
Dugway is one of the Army's main facilities for developing defenses against biological and chemical attacks. Workers at Dugway test defense gear to make sure they can survive nuclear, biological and chemical attacks.
Facilities
Michael AAF previously had a 13,125 footrunway which was in poor condition.[2][3] AnFAA airport diagram effective January 2008 shows a 7,000 by 150 footrunway (12/30) open parallel to the priorrunway[4], but thediagram effective February 2009 shows a new 11,000 by 150 foot runwayis open in place of the originalrunway.[5]
It has been called the "new Area 51" by some, with the Dugway Proving Ground serving as a buffer zone, as the Nevada Test Site served for Groom Lake. One frequently rumored test project is the Lockheed Martin X-33.[6]
See also
References
- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for DPG PDF, effective 2007-12-20
- ^ "Michael AAF in Need of a New Runway" (PDF). Transportation News. U.S. Army Corpsof Engineers. Sep.2001.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Army Airfield (MAAF) at GlobalSecurity.org
- ^ FAAairport diagram, effective 17 January 2008
- ^ FAAairport diagram, effective 14 February 2008
- ^ http://bailey83221.livejournal.com/96302.html#B Wilson, Jim (June 1997). "The new 'Area 51.'U.S. Air Force moves its top-secret test site". Popular Mechanics 174 (6): 54. ISSN 0032-4558.
External links
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective July 11, 2024
- Resources for this U.S. military airport:
- FAA airport information for DPG
- AirNav airport information for KDPG
- ASN accident history for DPG
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KDPG
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