# Weeks Field

Fairbanks, AK · other · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-5981a97a73` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/other/ak/fairbanks-weeks-field/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-5981a97a73.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-5981a97a73.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-5981a97a73

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, regreen, reinhabit | none |
| New use | civic, entertainment, housing, office, park, retail | none |
| What is there now | Most of the area became a city (later borough) park and residential areas, with the few surviving buildings serving mostly commercial functions. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1923 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 1951 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Timeline

- 1923: Opened as an airport
- 1923: Opened
- 1950: Construction of Denali Elementary School signaled end of operations
- 1951: Control tower closed, most operations moved to Fairbanks International Airport
- 1951: Retrofit: redevelop, regreen, reinhabit
- 1977: Noel Wien Public Library built on a portion of the former airfield

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Weeks Field was the first airport for Fairbanks, Alaska, existing from 1923 to 1951, when most operations were moved to Fairbanks International Airport.  In later years, the term Weeks Field came to be known for neighborhoods of Fairbanks in the path and vicinity of the former airstrip.  Most of the area became a city (later borough) park and residential areas, with the few surviving buildings serving mostly commercial functions.
Weeks Field was built in 1923 on the site of a baseball field named Weeks Ball Park, which had served as an impromptu landing strip for airplanes prior to the construction of the airport.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weeks_Field

## Sources

- Weeks Field — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weeks_Field

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Weeks Field, Fairbanks, AK." Record n-5981a97a73, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/ak/fairbanks-weeks-field/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_fairbanksweeksfield,
  title = {Weeks Field, Fairbanks, AK},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/ak/fairbanks-weeks-field/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-5981a97a73, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.