[joemag]

I found it interesting that a town of 100 had a runway capable of landing a 787. Was it built specifically for these kinds of scenarios, i.e. as an earliest diversion point for trans pacific flights?

[andrewem]

Wikipedia says it was built for as US Army airfield in World War II. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Bay_Airport

[bwooceli]

Cold War. Almost an 11,000 foot runway.