Alaska has 22 Air Force bases: 10.4% of the US total of 211. That ranks #1 by count and #1 per person (2.97 per 100,000 residents) of 51.
Source: DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas (MIRTA), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2026. Every active installation the DoD lists under the Air Force, including its Reserve and National Guard sites, at the centre of its boundary, with its area in acres. Joint bases are listed under the branch that reports them.
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<iframe src="https://get-instamaps.com/embed/rankings/air-force-bases/alaska" width="100%" height="440" style="border:2px solid #111" loading="lazy" title="Alaska air force bases map — InstaMaps"></iframe>| # | Name | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barter Island Regional Radar Site | Air Force · 587 acres |
| 2 | Birch Lake Recreation Annex | Air Force · 48 acres |
| 3 | Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site | Air Force · 2,266 acres |
| 4 | Clear Space Force Station | Air Force · 11,433 acres |
| 5 | Cold Bay Regional Radar Site | Air Force · 92 acres |
| 6 | Eareckson Air Station | Air Force · 3,488 acres |
| 7 | Eielson Air Force Base | Air Force · 19,673 acres |
| 8 | Fort Yukon Long Range Radar Site | Air Force · 74 acres |
| 9 | Haarp Research Station | Air Force · 5,408 acres |
| 10 | Indian Mountain Regional Radar Site | Air Force · 11,172 acres |
| 11 | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | Air Force · 72,849 acres |
| 12 | Kenai Regional Radar Site | Air Force · 5 acres |
| 13 | King Salmon Long Range Radar Site | Air Force · 799 acres |
| 14 | Kotzebue Regional Radar Site | Air Force · 628 acres |
| 15 | Lisburne Regional Radar Site | Air Force · 1,084 acres |
| 16 | Oliktok Long Range Radar Site | Air Force · 748 acres |
| 17 | Point Barrow Long Range Radar Site | Air Force · 262 acres |
| 18 | Romanzof Regional Radar Site | Air Force · 4,889 acres |
| 19 | Sparrevohn RRS | Air Force · 1,109 acres |
| 20 | Tatalina Regional Radar Site | Air Force · 4,951 acres |
| 21 | Tin City Long Range Radar Site | Air Force · 691 acres |
| 22 | Yukon Weapons Range | Air Force · 22,755 acres |
Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.
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