Casco Cove Coast Guard Station LORAN Station Attu (former Naval Air Facility Attu) | |||||||||||
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![]() Closure of LORAN Station Attu, August 2010 | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Private use | ||||||||||
Owner | U.S. Coast Guard 17th Dist. | ||||||||||
Location | Attu Island, Alaska | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 88 ft / 27 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°49′57″N 173°10′32″E / 52.83250°N 173.17556°E | ||||||||||
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Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (IATA: ATU[2], ICAO: PAAT, FAA LID: ATU) was a military facility and private use airfield on Attu Island, one of the Aleutian Islands in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] Owned by the United States Coast Guard,[1] Casco Cove CGS is located 1,481 miles (2,383 km) west of Anchorage, Alaska. Also known as LORAN Station Attu, the facility was closed on August 27, 2010,[3] but the airfield remains available for emergency use.[1]