Poker Flat Research Range
Poker Flat Research Range (PFRR) is the world's largest land-based rocket range, owned by the University of Alaska Fairbanks and operated for NASA. Located 30 miles northeast of Fairbanks, it has hosted over 1,700 launches studying Earth's atmosphere and space environment, with funding from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
Identity
- Name
- Poker Flat Research Range
- Region
- NA
- Slug
- poker-flat-research-range
- Type
- research_center
Details
- Description
- Poker Flat Research Range (PFRR) is the world's largest land-based rocket range, owned by the University of Alaska Fairbanks and operated for NASA. Located 30 miles northeast of Fairbanks, it has hosted over 1,700 launches studying Earth's atmosphere and space environment, with funding from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
- Latitude
- 65.12
- Location
- 30 Mile Steese Hwy, Fairbanks, AK 99712, United States
- Longitude
- -147.47
- Operational Status
- operational
- Ownership
- public
Links
- Website
- https://www.pfrr.alaska.edu/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/14/2025, 2:17:00 AM
- Updated Time
- 8/17/2025, 12:10:23 AM