Next time you go flying you may notice markings pointing to the airport and will probably see the airport name painted on the airfield.
This program of identifying airports to pilots was started as the National Air Marking Program.
Airmarkings are a national Ninety-Nines program with a long standing history throughout the United States.
Patty Livingston formerly of the AK Chapter and now of the MatSu Chapter has been our major general for a long, long time. Many hands have helped over the years.
The Alaska Chapter of the 99s has completed 32 airmarkinsg since 1982. The longest name was "Healy River" with "Dillingham" coming in as a close second.
DATE |
AIRPORT |
ACTION |
 1982 |
MERRILL FIELD (MRI) |
Original Airmarking of name |
| 1983 |
BIRCHWOOD (ABV) |
Original Airmarking of name |
| 1984 |
PALMER (PAQ) |
Original Airmarking of name |
| |
NORTHWAY (ORT) |
Original Airmarking of name |
| 1985 |
GULKANA (GKN) |
Original Airmarking of name |
|
TOK (6K8) |
Original Airmarking of name |
|
VALDEZ (VDZ) |
Original Airmarking of name |
|
SOLDOTNA (SXQ) |
Original Airmarking of name |
| 1986 |
KENAI (ENA) |
Original Airmarking of name |
| 1988 |
TALKEETNA (TKA) |
Original Airmarking of name |
| 1989 |
HOMER (HOM) |
Original Airmarking of name |
| 1991 |
NOME (OME) |
Original Airmarking of name |
| 1994 |
DILLINGHAM (DLG) |
Original Airmarking of name |
|
SEWARD (SWD) |
Original Airmarking of name |
| 1995 |
POLARIS |
Roof of Polaris School Compass (Reporting Station for Merrill Field)
|
| 1996 |
HOMER (HOM) |
New airmarking west ramp of name Remark compass rose east ramp |
|
NORTHWAY (ORT) |
Remark after new asphalt |
| 1997 |
HEALY RIVER |
Original Airmarking of name |
| 1998 |
TALKEETNA (TKA) |
Remark |
|
MERRILL FIELD (MRI) |
COMPASS ROSE (original) |
| 2000 |
GULKANA (GKN) |
Remark |
|
SEWARD (SWD) |
Remark |
| 2001 |
WOLF LAKE (4KAWS) |
|
| 2002 |
PALMER (PAQ) |
COMPASS ROSE |
|
VALDEZ (VDZ) |
Remark |
| 2003 |
BETHEL (BET) |
Original Airmarking of name & original COMPASS ROSE |
| 2007 |
KENAI (ENA) |
Remark |
|
VALDEZ (VDZ) |
Remark |
| 2008 |
HOMER (HOM) |
Remark |
|
BIRCHWOOD (ABV) |
Remark |
|
TALKEETNA (TKA) |
Remark |
|
MERRILL FIELD (MRI) |
Remark |
| This is a comprehensive list. Please feel free to email any edits or corrections or if you have photos of a specific airmarking. For more information or to request an airrmarking at your facility please contact Patty Livingston. |
