Northwest Staging Route
Các sân bay

| Name | Location | Coordinates | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gambell Army Air Field | AK | 63°46′4″B 171°43′59″T﻿ / ﻿63,76778°B 171,73306°T﻿ / 63.76778; -171.73306﻿ (Gambell Army Air Field) | Final refueling stop prior to aircraft being flown into Soviet airspace |
| Marks Field | AK | 64°30′44″B 165°26′43″T﻿ / ﻿64,51222°B 165,44528°T﻿ / 64.51222; -165.44528﻿ (Marks Field) | Final servicing point for aircraft; 1469th AAFBU ATC Alaskan Division. |
| Galena Airport | AK | 64°44′10″B 156°56′4″T﻿ / ﻿64,73611°B 156,93444°T﻿ / 64.73611; -156.93444﻿ (Galena Airport) | Refueling/servicing airfield; 1468th AAFBU ATC Alaskan Division. |
| Ladd Field | AK | 64°50′15″B 147°36′51″T﻿ / ﻿64,8375°B 147,61417°T﻿ / 64.83750; -147.61417﻿ (Ladd Field) | Was main transfer point for Lend-Lease aircraft from United States ATC pilots to Soviet Red Air Force pilots; aircraft then flown to Siberia after transfer. |
| Mile 26 Field | AK | 64°39′55″B 147°06′2″T﻿ / ﻿64,66528°B 147,10056°T﻿ / 64.66528; -147.10056﻿ (Mile 26 Field) | Axillary for Ladd AAB |
| Big Delta Army Air Field | AK | 63°59′42″B 145°43′12″T﻿ / ﻿63,995°B 145,72°T﻿ / 63.99500; -145.72000﻿ (Big Delta Army Air Field) | Refueling/servicing airfield; 1464th AAFBU ATC Alaskan Division. |
| Tanacross Air Base | AK | 63°22′25″B 143°20′0″T﻿ / ﻿63,37361°B 143,33333°T﻿ / 63.37361; -143.33333﻿ (Tanacross Airport) | Refueling/servicing airfield; 1464th AAFBU ATC Alaskan Division. |
| Northway Army Air Field | AK | 62°57′40″B 141°55′50″T﻿ / ﻿62,96111°B 141,93056°T﻿ / 62.96111; -141.93056﻿ (Northway Army Air Field) | Refueling/servicing airfield; 1463d AAFBU ATC Alaskan Division. |
| Snag | YT | 62°21′12″B 140°24′15″T﻿ / ﻿62,35333°B 140,40417°T﻿ / 62.35333; -140.40417﻿ (Snag Airstrip) | Abandoned. Emergency landing strip, constructed 1941 by Canadian government |
| Burwash Landing | YT | 61°22′13″B 139°02′22″T﻿ / ﻿61,37028°B 139,03944°T﻿ / 61.37028; -139.03944﻿ (Burwash Landing Airport) | Emergency landing strip, constructed 1941 by Canadian government |
| Silver City | YT | 61°01′49″B 138°24′17″T﻿ / ﻿61,03028°B 138,40472°T﻿ / 61.03028; -138.40472﻿ (Silver City Airport) | Emergency landing strip, constructed 1941 by Canadian government |
| Aishihik | YT | 61°38′56″B 137°29′18″T﻿ / ﻿61,64889°B 137,48833°T﻿ / 61.64889; -137.48833﻿ (Aishihik Airfield) | Abandoned, Emergency airstrip, constructed 1941 by Canadian government |
| Pine Lake | YT | 60°47′22″B 137°32′33″T﻿ / ﻿60,78944°B 137,5425°T﻿ / 60.78944; -137.54250﻿ (Pine Lake Airfield) | Auxiliary refueling/servicing airfield, constructed 1941 by Canadian government |
| Champagne | YT | 60°47′17″B 136°28′33″T﻿ / ﻿60,78806°B 136,47583°T﻿ / 60.78806; -136.47583﻿ (Champagne Landingstrip) | Emergency landing strip, constructed 1941 by Canadian government |
| Cousins | YT | 60°48′43″B 135°10′57″T﻿ / ﻿60,81194°B 135,1825°T﻿ / 60.81194; -135.18250﻿ (Cousins Landingstrip) | Emergency landing strip |
| RCAF Station Whitehorse | YT | 60°42′45″B 135°04′9″T﻿ / ﻿60,7125°B 135,06917°T﻿ / 60.71250; -135.06917﻿ (Whitehorse Airport) | Refueling/servicing airfield; 1462d AAFBU ATC Alaskan Division; also known as Whitehorse Army Air Base. Remained as joint RCAF/USAF base until about 1949; hosted Det.3, 1701st Air Transport Wing (MATS) |
| Squanga Lake | YT | 60°29′10″B 133°27′25″T﻿ / ﻿60,48611°B 133,45694°T﻿ / 60.48611; -133.45694﻿ (Squanga Lake Airport) | Emergency landing strip |
| Teslin Lake | YT | 60°10′22″B 132°44′26″T﻿ / ﻿60,17278°B 132,74056°T﻿ / 60.17278; -132.74056﻿ (Teslin Lake Landingstrip) | Emergency landing strip |
| Pine Lake | YT | 60°06′11″B 130°56′0″T﻿ / ﻿60,10306°B 130,93333°T﻿ / 60.10306; -130.93333﻿ (Pine Lake Landingstrip) | Emergency landing strip (a.k.a. Daughney Aerodrome) |
| Watson Lake/Liard River | YT | 60°06′31″B 128°50′51″T﻿ / ﻿60,10861°B 128,8475°T﻿ / 60.10861; -128.84750﻿ (Watson Lake Airport) | Refueling/servicing airfield; 1461st AAFBU ATC Alaskan Division. |
| Smith River | BC | 59°53′30″B 126°25′46″T﻿ / ﻿59,89167°B 126,42944°T﻿ / 59.89167; -126.42944﻿ (Smith River Airport) | Emergency landing strip |
| Fort Nelson | BC | 58°50′17″B 122°35′48″T﻿ / ﻿58,83806°B 122,59667°T﻿ / 58.83806; -122.59667﻿ (Fort Nelson Airport) | Was main refueling/servicing point on route; 1460th AAFBU ATC Alaskan Division. Remained as joint RCAF/USAF base until about 1949; hosted Det.2, 1701st Air Transport Wing (MATS) |
| Prophet River | BC | 57°57′47″B 122°47′18″T﻿ / ﻿57,96306°B 122,78833°T﻿ / 57.96306; -122.78833﻿ (Prophet River Airport) | Emergency landing strip |
| Beatton River | BC | 57°22′48″B 121°24′41″T﻿ / ﻿57,38°B 121,41139°T﻿ / 57.38000; -121.41139﻿ (Beatton River Airport) | Emergency landing strip |
| Sikanni Chief | BC | 57°05′21″B 122°36′18″T﻿ / ﻿57,08917°B 122,605°T﻿ / 57.08917; -122.60500﻿ (Sikanni Chief Airport) | Emergency landing strip |
| Fort St. John | BC | 56°14′14″B 120°44′24″T﻿ / ﻿56,23722°B 120,74°T﻿ / 56.23722; -120.74000﻿ (Fort St. John Airport) | Refueling/servicing airfield; 1459th AAFBU ATC Alaskan Division. |
| RCAF Station Dawson Creek | BC | 55°44′31″B 120°11′6″T﻿ / ﻿55,74194°B 120,185°T﻿ / 55.74194; -120.18500﻿ (Dawson Creek Airport) | Auxiliary refueling/servicing airfield |
| Beaverlodge | AB | 55°11′4″B 119°26′52″T﻿ / ﻿55,18444°B 119,44778°T﻿ / 55.18444; -119.44778﻿ (Beaverlodge Airport) | Emergency landing strip |
| Grande Prairie | AB | 55°10′55″B 118°52′55″T﻿ / ﻿55,18194°B 118,88194°T﻿ / 55.18194; -118.88194﻿ (Grande Prairie Airport) | Refueling/servicing airfield; 1457th AAFBU ATC Alaskan Division. |
| DeBolt | AB | 55°14′6″B 118°02′19″T﻿ / ﻿55,235°B 118,03861°T﻿ / 55.23500; -118.03861﻿ (DeBolt Airport) | Emergency landing strip |
| Valleyview | AB | 55°01′58″B 117°17′42″T﻿ / ﻿55,03278°B 117,295°T﻿ / 55.03278; -117.29500﻿ (Valleyview Airport) | Emergency landing strip |
| Fox Creek | AB | 54°22′48″B 116°46′0″T﻿ / ﻿54,38°B 116,76667°T﻿ / 54.38000; -116.76667﻿ (Fox Creek Airport) | Emergency landing strip |
| Whitecourt | AB | 54°08′37″B 115°47′16″T﻿ / ﻿54,14361°B 115,78778°T﻿ / 54.14361; -115.78778﻿ (Whitecourt Airport) | Emergency landing strip |
| Mayerthorpe | AB | 53°56′13″B 115°10′41″T﻿ / ﻿53,93694°B 115,17806°T﻿ / 53.93694; -115.17806﻿ (Mayerthorpe Airport) | Emergency landing strip |
| Birch Lake | AB | 53°46′16″B 114°33′43″T﻿ / ﻿53,77111°B 114,56194°T﻿ / 53.77111; -114.56194﻿ (Birch Lake Airport) | Auxiliary airfield; now abandoned and obliterated |
| RCAF Station Namao | AB | 53°40′27″B 113°28′29″T﻿ / ﻿53,67417°B 113,47472°T﻿ / 53.67417; -113.47472﻿ (CFB Edmonton) | Opened 1 November 1944. Additional Hub/refueling/servicing airfield in Edmonton. Remained as joint RCAF/USAF base until about 1949; hosted Det.1, 1701st Air Transport Wing (MATS) |
| RCAF Station Edmonton | AB | 53°34′26″B 113°31′30″T﻿ / ﻿53,57389°B 113,525°T﻿ / 53.57389; -113.52500﻿ (Blatchford Airport) | Activated 17 October 1942. Was HQ, Alaskan Wing, ATC; Hub/refueling/servicing airfield; 1450th/1451st/1452d AAFBU. |
Great Falls-Edmonton: 
| Ponoka | AB | 52°39′7″B 113°36′15″T﻿ / ﻿52,65194°B 113,60417°T﻿ / 52.65194; -113.60417﻿ (Ponoka Airport) | Emergency landing strip |
| Lacombe | AB | 52°29′17″B 113°42′42″T﻿ / ﻿52,48806°B 113,71167°T﻿ / 52.48806; -113.71167﻿ (Lacombe Airport) | Emergency landing strip |
| RCAF Station Penhold | AB | 52°10′42″B 113°53′21″T﻿ / ﻿52,17833°B 113,88917°T﻿ / 52.17833; -113.88917﻿ (Red Deer Airport) | Auxiliary refueling/servicing airfield (now Red Deer Regional Airport) |
| Innisfail | AB | 51°58′42″B 114°00′34″T﻿ / ﻿51,97833°B 114,00944°T﻿ / 51.97833; -114.00944﻿ (Innisfail Aerodrome) | Emergency landing strip |
| Olds | AB | 51°42′39″B 114°06′20″T﻿ / ﻿51,71083°B 114,10556°T﻿ / 51.71083; -114.10556﻿ (Olds Airport) | Auxiliary refueling/servicing airfield |
| Carstairs | AB | 51°34′50″B 114°03′8″T﻿ / ﻿51,58056°B 114,05222°T﻿ / 51.58056; -114.05222﻿ (Carstairs Airport) | Emergency landing strip |
| Airdrie | AB | 51°15′52″B 113°56′10″T﻿ / ﻿51,26444°B 113,93611°T﻿ / 51.26444; -113.93611﻿ (Airdrie Airport) | Auxiliary refueling/servicing airfield |
| Calgary | AB | 51°07′15″B 114°01′17″T﻿ / ﻿51,12083°B 114,02139°T﻿ / 51.12083; -114.02139﻿ (Calgary Airport) | Refueling/servicing airfield; 1457th AAFBU ATC Alaskan Division. |
| Okotoks | AB | 50°44′6″B 113°56′4″T﻿ / ﻿50,735°B 113,93444°T﻿ / 50.73500; -113.93444﻿ (Okotoks Airport) | Emergency airstrip |
| High River | AB | 50°32′2″B 113°50′36″T﻿ / ﻿50,53389°B 113,84333°T﻿ / 50.53389; -113.84333﻿ (High River Airport) | Auxiliary refueling/servicing airfield |
| Nanton | AB | 50°22′19″B 113°39′42″T﻿ / ﻿50,37194°B 113,66167°T﻿ / 50.37194; -113.66167﻿ (Nanton Airport) | 2 x 2.000 ft (610 m) runway auxiliary refueling/servicing airfield, now abandoned and obliterated as farmland |
| RCAF Station Claresholm | AB | 50°00′10″B 113°37′38″T﻿ / ﻿50,00278°B 113,62722°T﻿ / 50.00278; -113.62722﻿ (Claresholm Airport) | Axillary refueling/servicing airfield (now Claresholm Industrial Airport) |
| RCAF Station Lethbridge | AB | 49°37′47″B 112°47′23″T﻿ / ﻿49,62972°B 112,78972°T﻿ / 49.62972; -112.78972﻿ (Lethbridge Airport) | Axillary refueling/servicing airfield (now Lethbridge County Airport) |
| Shelby | MT | 48°32′27″B 111°52′12″T﻿ / ﻿48,54083°B 111,87°T﻿ / 48.54083; -111.87000﻿ (Shelby Airport) | Auxiliary refueling/servicing airfield |
| Conrad | MT | 48°10′6″B 111°58′33″T﻿ / ﻿48,16833°B 111,97583°T﻿ / 48.16833; -111.97583﻿ (Conrad Airport) | Auxiliary refueling/servicing airfield |
| Gore Field | MT | 47°29′2″B 111°22′21″T﻿ / ﻿47,48389°B 111,3725°T﻿ / 47.48389; -111.37250﻿ (Great Falls International Airport) | 557th AAFBU, Ferrying Division, ATC; Group assembly and dispatch airfield for Lend-lease aircraft (now Great Falls International Airport) |
| Great Falls Army Air Base | MT | 47°30′28″B 111°11′3″T﻿ / ﻿47,50778°B 111,18417°T﻿ / 47.50778; -111.18417﻿ (Malmstrom Air Force Base) | HQ, Northwest Sector, Domestic Wing, ATC; Group assembly and servicing airfield for Lend-lease aircraft; passenger point of Embarkation (now Malmstrom Air Force Base) |
Minneapolis-Edmonton: 
| Vegreville | AB | 53°30′45″B 112°01′36″T﻿ / ﻿53,5125°B 112,02667°T﻿ / 53.51250; -112.02667﻿ (Vegreville Airport) | Emergency landing airfield |
| Vermillion | AB | 53°21′23″B 110°49′40″T﻿ / ﻿53,35639°B 110,82778°T﻿ / 53.35639; -110.82778﻿ (Vermillion Airport) | Emergency landing airfield |
| Lloydminster | SK | 53°17′49″B 110°00′0″T﻿ / ﻿53,29694°B 110°T﻿ / 53.29694; -110.00000﻿ (Lloydminster Airport (OLD)) | Emergency landing airfield (closed about 1981 now abandoned, replaced by new airport on Alberta side of border) |
| RCAF Station North Battleford | SK | 52°46′9″B 108°14′40″T﻿ / ﻿52,76917°B 108,24444°T﻿ / 52.76917; -108.24444﻿ (North Battleford Airport) | Refueling/servicing airfield (now North Battleford Airport) |
| RCAF Station Saskatoon | SK | 52°10′15″B 106°41′59″T﻿ / ﻿52,17083°B 106,69972°T﻿ / 52.17083; -106.69972﻿ (Saskatoon Airport) | Refueling/servicing airfield (now Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport) |
| Humboldt | SK | 52°10′31″B 105°08′1″T﻿ / ﻿52,17528°B 105,13361°T﻿ / 52.17528; -105.13361﻿ (Humboldt Airport) | Emergency landing airfield |
| Yorkton | SK | 51°15′54″B 102°27′42″T﻿ / ﻿51,265°B 102,46167°T﻿ / 51.26500; -102.46167﻿ (Yorkton Airport) | Refueling/servicing airfield |
| Russell | MB | 50°45′55″B 101°17′39″T﻿ / ﻿50,76528°B 101,29417°T﻿ / 50.76528; -101.29417﻿ (Russell Airport) | Emergency landing airfield |
| Shoal Lake | MB | 50°27′25″B 100°36′34″T﻿ / ﻿50,45694°B 100,60944°T﻿ / 50.45694; -100.60944﻿ (Shoal Lake Airport) | Emergency landing airfield |
| Minnedosa | MB | 50°16′21″B 099°45′50″T﻿ / ﻿50,2725°B 99,76389°T﻿ / 50.27250; -99.76389﻿ (Minnedosa Airport) | Emergency landing airfield |
| Neepawa | MB | 50°13′56″B 099°30′38″T﻿ / ﻿50,23222°B 99,51056°T﻿ / 50.23222; -99.51056﻿ (Neepawa Airport) | Refueling/servicing airfield |
| RCAF Station Portage la Prairie | MB | 49°54′11″B 098°16′26″T﻿ / ﻿49,90306°B 98,27389°T﻿ / 49.90306; -98.27389﻿ (Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport) | Refueling/servicing airfield (now Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport) |
| RCAF Station Winnipeg | MB | 49°53′20″B 97°14′5″T﻿ / ﻿49,88889°B 97,23472°T﻿ / 49.88889; -97.23472﻿ (CFB Winnipeg) | Refueling/servicing airfield (now CFB Winnipeg) |
| Grand Forks | ND | 47°55′44″B 097°06′2″T﻿ / ﻿47,92889°B 97,10056°T﻿ / 47.92889; -97.10056﻿ (Grand Forks Airport (OLD)) | Refueling/servicing airfield (note: NOT the current Grand Forks International Airport hoặc Grand Forks AFB. This facility was closed after the war, and the land redeveloped) |
| Fargo | ND | 46°55′14″B 096°48′57″T﻿ / ﻿46,92056°B 96,81583°T﻿ / 46.92056; -96.81583﻿ (Hector International Airport) | Refueling/servicing airfield; 575th AAFBU |
| Alexandria | MN | 45°51′56″B 095°23′40″T﻿ / ﻿45,86556°B 95,39444°T﻿ / 45.86556; -95.39444﻿ (Alexandria Airport) | Refueling/servicing airfield |
| St. Cloud | MN | 45°32′48″B 094°03′37″T﻿ / ﻿45,54667°B 94,06028°T﻿ / 45.54667; -94.06028﻿ (St. Cloud Airport) | Refueling/servicing airfield |
| Wold/Chamberlain Field | MN | 44°52′54″B 093°14′1″T﻿ / ﻿44,88167°B 93,23361°T﻿ / 44.88167; -93.23361﻿ (Minneapolis-Saint Paul Airport) | 1454th AAFBU, Alaskan Division, ATC (Station 11). Initially group assembly and dispatch airfield for Lend-lease aircraft; after 1943 controlled by Northwest Airlines under contract, coordinated passenger and cargo travelling on Northwest Staging Route. (now Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport) |


Bell P-63A-10-BE Kingcobra số hiệu 42-70610 mang phù hiện ngôi sao đỏ của Không quân Liên Xô năm 1944 tại sân bay Ladd, Fairbanks Alaska trước khi bay về Nga.