Atlas F Sites - 556th SMS - PAFB
These pages contain pictures and information regarding
the physical state of the former Atlas F missile sites,
which were built for the U.S. Air Force 556th Strategic
Missile Squadron (SMS), assigned to the former Plattsburgh
Air Force Base. These were the only underground ICBMs
that were located east of the Mississippi River.
There are also a few pictures of the base (which is now
closed), and of the display aircraft in the park, which
is located outside of one of the former base's gates.
Unlike some other decommissioned missile sites around the
country, none of the 556th missile sites are abandoned.
All are either privately or municipally owned. All of
the on-site pictures in these pages were taken with the
permission of the owners, or their family members or
employees. For those missile sites where the owner could
not be contacted, pictures were taken from public access
roads or from aircraft.
556th SMS Map
While this map is drawn approximately to scale for the roads, the missile site markers are obviously not drawn to that same scale. The missile site markers show the locations of the sites, however, some sites are not as close to the roads as their markers may indicate on the map.
Click on the missile site markers to view the individual sites.
