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THE USE IN 1995 OF WORLD WAR II ARMY AIR FIELDS IN THE UNITED STATES

First published in 1997. Reformatted 2025. Adapted from a Graduate Research Project Submitted to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Degree of Master of Aeronautical Science Barksdale Air Force Base Resident Center

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The writer wishes to express special thanks to Mr. Dick Burkard, historian with Headquarters, Air Education and Training Command, United States Air Force, whose encouragement, practical suggestions, and information sources made this Graduate Research Project a success. Appreciation is also due to Mr. Joseph McCusker and Mr. Lou Thole, historians and writers, for their enthusiastic support and eagerness to share reference materials on this topic. Mark Morgan's published inventory of Air Force Bases was an inspiration to me when I was just beginning to dabble in this hobby; his mentoring and friendship remain first-rate. The editors of Air Force Magazine deserve a smart salute for the wonderful base listings they have provided in the annual Almanac Issues for the last half-century.

CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTION

Background

General Henry H. Arnold, while Chief of the Air Corps in 1939, described the importance of military airfields to a congressional committee: "An air force is a balanced compound of three essential ingredients--airplanes, combat and maintenance crews, and air bases." (Craven and Cate, 1955). Military airfields have become an important part of our national landscape. Nonexistent a century ago, military airfields now comprise a significant portion of the world's military installations. As national policy and military technology change, some installations become obsolete and are removed from service. New installations are built to meet new threats and to support new weapon systems. This cycle is especially apparent in military airfields. An open sod or dirt field was a suitable flying field in the early days of U.S. Army aviation (Mueller, 1989). This same field would be of no use to today's high-performance military aircraft. Likewise, the two-mile runways in common use today were nonexistent--and unnecessary--in those early days of aviation.

In the World War I era, when sod airfields were the norm, a closed airfield tended to revert to its earlier use of agriculture. Today, it can be a challenge to find visible traces of World War I military airfields. The World War II era changed that with the widespread construction of hard-surfaced runways. A surplus military airfield with three 5,000-foot asphalt or concrete runways offers quite different reuse options than an empty field! Accordingly, traces of World War II military airfields are not at all difficult to find. Those hard-surfaced runways and the associated paved aircraft parking areas are prominent features at many airports of the 1990s.

But questions come to mind: How many of our nation's World War II Army Air Fields are still used as airports? Are any still used by the military? How many have been removed from all aviation use? These questions--and the frustrating lack of answers--led the writer into this project.

Statement of the Problem

The purpose of this study was to determine the use in 1995 of World War II Army Air Fields in the United States. Many of today's civil airports show signs of a military heritage; hangars and other buildings give testimony to the airfields history. Some active Air Force bases proudly describe their roots in World War II--or even earlier. A casual glance at a World War II-vintage aeronautical chart can show many military airfields which are no longer used as such (C&GS, 1942, April 30). The researcher is driven by the question, "What ever happened to all those World War II Army Air Fields?" Until now, there has been no systematic attempt to answer that question. This project will fill that knowledge gap by documenting the use--50 years after the war--of the nation's World War II Army Air Fields.

Statement of the Hypotheses

It was hypothesized that the majority (80 to 90 percent) of World War II Army Air Fields became civil airports. It was hypothesized that a smaller number (5 to 15 percent) continued in military aviation service. It was hypothesized that an even lesser number (1 to 10 percent) were removed from all aviation use. These hypotheses are based on the researcher's personal study of military airfields.

Writer's Work Setting

The writer has had a long-standing interest in military airfields, having grown up in an Air Force family and then enlisting in the Air Force after high school. Working in the fields of weapons training, transportation, manpower management, professional military education, and social work has brought permanent and temporary assignments across the country and around the world. While working as a management consultant with the Air Force Management Engineering Agency, the writer viewed issues from an Air Force-wide perspective and had the opportunity to visit a large number of Air Force installations. The writer earned an Associate in Arts degree, in Liberal Arts, from Chicago City-Wide College, Chicago, Illinois; and a Bachelor of Science degree, in Human Resource Management, from Park College, Parkville, Missouri. This life-long association with Air Force bases led to the serious research of installations used by the Air Force and its predecessor organizations. The writer has gathered information from Air Force history offices, fellow history enthusiasts, and various archives and repositories. This Graduate Research Project is a natural extension of these efforts.

Assumptions

Gathering accurate information on military bases in use half a century ago proved challenging. The writer has assumed that the available information is accurate and reliable. The primary sources used to compile the World War II Army Air Field inventory were classified as Restricted material under the Espionage Act, 50 U.S.C., 31 and 32. Long since lifted, this security classification offers encouragement that the information is accurate and not censored or misrepresented for propaganda purposes. As well, the primary sources used were intended for use by Army Air Forces pilots, and as their safety depended on accurate information, this offers further reassurance that they contain reliable data.

Limitations

The writer has limited this project to Army Air Fields. This ignores the parallel situation which exists with Navy and Marine Corps airfields. This was a deliberate choice, and the opportunity is available for the student of Naval aviation to perform a similar analysis of those airfields.

This project also ignores the many important airfields which provided contract pilot training for the Army Air Forces in World War II; these airfields were a vital part of our wartime aviation infrastructure, but they were civil airfields without military designations. They are excluded from the parameters of this study, but are certainly worthy of separate analysis.

Also excluded were numerous other airfields serving as main bases for the Army Air Forces if they were designated as "Airport," "Airfield," or some other designation besides "Army Air Field," "Army Air Base," or "Field."

CHAPTER II - REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Prior to World War II

Airplanes were flying from U.S. Army installations as early as September 3, 1908, when the first of several acceptance flights for the first Army airplane was held at Fort Meyer, Virginia (Hennessy, 1958). By the end of World War I, the number of military flying fields exceeded 40 (Mueller, 1989). Civil airports existed as early as 1909, and there were 20 by 1912 (Wells, 1992). The Army Air Service had 69 airfields in the United States by 1919 (Launius, 1996). By 1920 there were 145 civil airports. In 1933 and 1934, 640 new airports were built with federal funds by the Civil Works Administration and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (Wells, 1992). On August 12, 1935, Congress passed the Army Air Base Bill (a.k.a. "The Wilcox Act") which provided for construction of several airfields (Craven and Cate, 1955). Site selection for these bases did not start until 1938 (Faulkner, 1990). In 1939, the Army Air Corps had only 17 air bases (Thole, 1996). Similar growth was authorized for Naval Aviation in the Naval Expansion Act (a.k.a. "The Vinson Bill") in 1938 (Shettle, 1995).

Wartime Buildup

The intense wartime buildup of military airfields is described by historian Lou Thole in his 1996 work, Forgotten Fields of America:

Perhaps never again will Americans have the freedom to exercise their initiative and imagination as they did during WWII. Largely unencumbered by stifling governmental regulations and partisan politics, and united as never before, they went about building the foundation for the greatest aerial force in history. The results were magnificent and are a lasting testimonial to the American spirit." (Thole, 1996)

Congress in 1940 appropriated money for Development of Landing Areas for National Defense (DLAND), and the Civil Aeronautics Administration used these funds to build or improve airports which had potential military use. Ultimately, 986 airports were aided under DLAND (Wells, 1992). One source indicates $3.2 Billion was spent on the nation's air installations during World War II, and "seemingly a base was established near every major crossroads." (Launius, 1996). At the time of the Pearl Harbor attack, the Army Air Forces had 114 airfields in the United States, and 47 others were projected. The number of Army Air Forces airfields peaked at the end of 1943, with 345 main bases, 116 subbases, and 322 auxiliary fields (Craven and Cate, 1955). Most of these airfields were built during 1941 and 1942 (Thole, 1996). Another source cites the number of military airfields in the U.S. at the end of World War II as 1,333 (Morgan, 1987).

Post-War Reductions

Immediately after the end of World War II, more than 500 military airfields were declared surplus and given to cities, counties, or states for civil aviation use. These airports were to be made available to the government in the event of a national emergency (Wells, 1992). When the Air Force was established as a separate service on September 18, 1947, it had 90 major active airfields (Morgan, 1987).

The Cold War and Vietnam

By 1957 the Air Force had 134 bases; this growth was brought about by the Berlin Airlift, the Korean War, and the growing Soviet threat. This number dropped to 86 by 1977, as bases were closed due to force structure reductions and for economy (Morgan, 1987).

Recent Events

By 1982, the U.S. Air Force had 89 active main bases in the United States. Of these, 21 existed prior to World War II, 57 were built during World War II, and 11 more opened after World War II (Mueller, 1989). On the civil aviation side, in 1970, the FAA listed the total landing areas in the U.S. as 11,261. By 1990, this number was up to 17,451; and of this number 3,285 were significant enough to receive federal aid (Wells, 1992).

U.S. Air Force airfields (as well as all other types of military installations) continue to close in the 1990s, through the workings of the Base Closure and Realignment Commission. A press release, describing the 1995 Defense Department recommendations to the Commission, quotes Secretary of Defense William Perry on the subject:

"These installations offer an opportunity for communities to diversify and reshape their economic futures. We have already seen impressive redevelopment successes in such diverse communities as Sacramento, Calif.; Alexandria, La.; and Rantoul, Ill." (OASD, 1995)

Interestingly enough, all three of those examples refer to Air Force bases: Mather Air Force Base, California; England Air Force Base, Louisiana; and Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois; respectively.

Summary of the Literature

The literature shows that airfields are added to or deleted from the military inventory as needs and events dictate. A large number of military airfields became civil airports after World War II. Civil airports have grown in number over the years.

A common problem the writer faced when reviewing the literature, was referenced works often stated a number of airfields without offering a list to support the number, and even failed to cite a source document which could be consulted to verify the number of airfields. Thus, there was no way to analyze the data and interpret often contradictory numbers. The writer was disappointed and frustrated by this common omission of supporting data.

Some confusion was evident in the Army Air Forces' own attempts to satisfactorily inventory its airfields, as shown in the foreword to the February 1, 1943 Army Air Force Station List:

"The Battle of the Ages has been fought, not in the sunny sands of Africa but amidst the icy and heavily populated District of Confusion. This battle has been to make this list a complete hand-book on the activities of the Army Air Forces. The efforts have been to clarify the existing Confusions; By--First, preparing a complete CROSS REFERENCE of names for the various stations; Second, the preparation of a SECTION BY COMMAND, showing the uses of each installation; and Third, completing a Master Section, arranged by STATIONS BY STATES, listing detailed data and information - which it is hoped will be of assistance to the swivel-chair pilots throughout the Army Air Forces." (AAF, 1943, February 1)

This offered some insight into the reasons for a lack of a complete inventory in the literature; just keeping track of the airfields on a day-to-day basis during World War II was apparently in itself a challenge! What is lacking in the literature is any comprehensive research showing what has become of the inventory of World War II military airfields. Many sources offer numbers of airfields and airports which existed at a given time, but offer no descriptions or comparisons beyond that.

There are two existing works similar to the writer's project. Shettle (1995) treats World War II Naval Air Stations in a similar fashion as the writer intends for World War II Army Airfields. He presents a brief history of each Naval Air Station, along with aerial photographs, and comments on the post-Navy use of each, when appropriate. However, he presents the information without offering any overall analysis of the modern-day use of the stations. Thole (1996) offers in-depth studies of several Army Air Fields, showing the wartime and present-day uses of the installations. His book offers a good selection of photographs, and is an excellent reference. Unfortunately, his book only treats a small sample of the airfields the writer has chosen for this study.

CHAPTER III - METHOD

Subjects

The population studied in this project was selected from the larger population of military airfields, in use during World War II, in the United States. The population studied includes primary flying fields (as opposed to auxiliary flying fields) operated by the Army Air Forces in the 48 states. This population consists mainly of fields which were designated as "Army Air Field"; however some airfields which were designated "Army Air Base" or "Field" were included, if they fit the description above. During World War II, Army Air Force flying fields were named by using the designation "Army Air Field" (or "Army Air Base" if the installation was the headquarters of an activity) with the name of the geographical location, until such time as the installation was named after a deceased hero of the Army Air Forces. At that time, the word "Field" added to the name of the person would be used (AAF, 1943, May 1). (There were a few exceptions, where the term "Field" was used with the local city name: Pendleton Field, Stockton Field, and Wendover Field.)

This selection does not exclude Army Air Fields which were further categorized as subbases or subposts. In the researcher's experience, this categorization was often an organizational or administrative decision not necessarily based on the physical attributes, capabilities, or designation of the airfield in question.

This selection eliminates the many strictly auxiliary fields used by the Army Air Forces. These fields were typically smaller than the main airfields they supported. They were often unpaved with few significant facilities--in the writer's experience, most now show no trace of their military role.

Also excluded are civil airports with a military presence if they retained the civil designation, such as municipal airport or county airport. This exclusion includes the many contractor-operated flying training airfields which supported the Army Air Forces.

It also excludes flying fields used by non-Army Air Forces segments of the Army, and excludes entirely the Navy and Marine Corps. These various exclusions were made to keep the project easily definable, and at a manageable size. For this project, the time frame for World War II was set as December 7, 1941 (the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor) to August 14, 1945 (Victory over Japan [V.J.] Day).

Instruments

To consolidate information on hundreds of different airfields, and compare the "then" and "now" status of each, would be difficult without the use of a computer. Accordingly, the writer used Microsoft's FoxPro Version 2.5, an MS-DOS database management program. The writer had already designed a database structure for use in similar research; with minor modifications it was used in this project (Table 1). This structure made it convenient to compile information on each field's status from a variety of different sources.

Table 1 - Database Structure
Field Name	Description
KEY	A key (or index) name for each airfield.
NAME	The name in use at that particular date. Includes 3-position airport identifier, if applicable.
ST	The state in which the airfield is located.
DATE	The date of the reference used for this data entry.
REF	The reference used for this data entry.
LAT	The latitude, in degrees and minutes (all are North).
LONG	The longitude, in degrees and minutes (all are West).
STATUS	The status of the airfield on August 14, 1995. Civil Airport Civil Airport with some Military use Military Airport Military Airport with some Civil use Non-aviation use, Civil Non-aviation use, Military
WW II NAME	The reference name from World War II.
1995 NAME	The reference name from 1995.

Research Design

The Historical and Descriptive Methods of research were used because they determine and report the way things are. A database format was used to compile information because it allowed an accurate and standardized method of comparing of information from a variety of sources.

Procedures

Here is a simplified description of the project: First, make a list of the World War II airfields in the selected population. Second, determine the use (as of August 14, 1995) of each one. Third, analyze the resulting data to test the hypotheses.

Listing all the applicable World War II airfields required extracting data from multiple primary sources. From previous research experience, the writer realized airfields were opened and closed at various times during the war, so no single point-in-time reference was likely to have a complete list. Therefore, eight U.S. Government source documents were consulted from the time period of June, 1941, to September, 1945 (Table 2). These primary reference sources allow for coverage starting several months prior to Pearl Harbor and ending about two weeks after V.J. Day.

Table 2 - 1941-1945 References Consulted
Date	Name of Reference
June 25, 1941	Air Corps Station List
May 1, 1943	Army Air Forces Station List
December 1, 1943	Directory of Army Air Forces Stations and Activities
December 1, 1943	U.S. Army and Navy Directory of Airfields
February 1, 1944	U.S. Army and Navy Directory of Airfields
July 15, 1944	Development of AAF Base Facilities in the U.S.
December 1, 1944	U.S. Army and Navy Directory of Airfields
September 1, 1945	Army Air Forces Installations Directory
February 1, 1943 (Note 1)	Army Air Force Station List
August 1, 1944 (Note 1)	Army Air Forces Installation Directory
December 31, 1945 (Note 1)	Owned, Sponsored and Leased Facilities. Reports Control Symbol AMD-1
1982 (Note 1)	Air Force Bases, Volume I, Active Air Force Bases Within the USA on 1 January 1974
1989 (Note 1)	Air Force Bases, Volume I, Active Air Force Bases Within the USA on 17 September 1982

Note 1 - Backup references used to clarify airfields with confusing designations.

Three additional primary references were obtained as back-up sources to clarify confusing airfield designations. Also, two secondary reference sources were consulted on an as-needed basis to shore-up any gaps left by the above primary sources.

Showing the current use of the subject fields likewise required extracting data, this time from a variety of current governmental and commercial sources (Table 3). When the names of the fields had changed, latitude and longitude coordinates were compared to correctly match-up today's information with that from World War II. Again, a variety of references were used since a single reference showing every airport in the U.S. on August 14, 1995 was not available. The references used were from the period 1993 - 1996. Data was first extracted from the 1993 Airline Owners and Pilots Association Directory, the 1995 Air Force Magazine Almanac Issue, and the 1996 Federal Aviation Administration databases. In most cases, these four references provided the needed verification of use. The other sources were used as back-up references; consulted on a case-by-case basis, when needed, to verify use.

Table 3 - 1993-1996 References Consulted
Date	Name of Reference
1993	Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association's Aviation USA
May 1995	Guide to Air Force Installations Worldwide, Air Force Magazine
August 17, 1996	Federal Aviation Administration database of Public Use Airports
August 17, 1996	Federal Aviation Administration database of Part 139 Certificated Airports
October 12, 1995*	Visual Flight Rules - Supplement, United States
January 4, 1996*	Instrument Flight Rules - Supplement, United States
May 1996*	Guide to Air Force Installations Worldwide, Air Force Magazine

Note 1 - Back-up references to verify airfield use on a case-by-case basis.

If a particular site was used for the same purpose in two references bracketing the target date of August 14, 1995, then that same use was inferred for the target date. Airfields not found in the four primary sources (or found with conflicting information) were further researched on a case-by-case basis using the back-up references to discover its use on August 14, 1995. In a few cases, no 1995 reference was found so additional research was required. Sectional Aeronautical Charts were used to determine the existence of an airfield at known WWII airfield locations; these were available in the 1993 - 1994 time frame. Additional data comparisons on some airfields, as of January, 1997, were obtained from the AirNav site on the Internet.

Once satisfactory "then and now" information was available, the hypotheses were tested by summing the different entries in the STATUS field as shown in Table 1. Results were displayed in numbers and charts for clarity. A listing of the 395 airfields included in this research project, showing the WWII name and 1995 status, is included as Appendix B.

CHAPTER IV - DISCUSSION

The Completed Database

After obtaining data from the reference sources and typing it into the computer, the resulting database contains 4,248 records, with information on 395 airfields. These 395 airfields were, at some point during World War II, designated "Army Air Field," "Army Air Base," or "Field" as part of an official name. In the database, 3,859 of the records represent data points from the reference sources, while 395 are "key" records used to index the database and indicate the appropriate World War II name and 1995 status category of each airfield.

Status Categories

In the proposal for this project, the writer intended to use three categories for the 1995 status of the subject airfields: Civil Aviation, Military Aviation, and Non-Aviation Use. After this was done and the results analyzed, the need for more detail became apparent.

Many of the now-civil airports host a flying unit of the Air Force Reserves or Air National Guard; and some of the now-military airports have shared civil use. This prompted the sub-categorization of the "Military Aviation" and "Civil Aviation" categories. For this project, a military airport is an airport operated by any branch of the U.S. military (Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps). For this project, a civil airport is any non-military airport, such as a municipal, regional, or international airport. Civil also includes privately-operated airfields and non-military U.S. Government airfields.

It was also noted that of the airfields now without aviation use, some were continuing to serve as Air Force Bases--but with the runways closed for business! This intriguing fact prompted the sub-categorization of the "Non-Aviation Use" category. The original and modified status categories are shown in Table 4.

Table 4 - Original and Modified Status Categories
Original Category	Modified Categories
Civil Aviation	Civil Airport Civil Airport with some Military use
Military Aviation	Military Airport Military Airport with some Civil use
Non-Aviation Use	Non-aviation use, Civil Non-aviation use, Military

Non-Hypotheses Findings

In any research project, one is bound to make interesting findings along the way. Some of these may not relate to the hypotheses, but may be of interest to other researchers. Accordingly, the writer offers the following observations.

One interesting discovery was four of the World War II airfields under study have merged into two modern-day military airports. The World War II Kelly Field and Duncan Field have merged into what is now Kelly AFB. The former Wright Field and Patterson Field are now Wright-Patterson AFB.

Two of the airfields were found to have changed hands to non-military government agencies, but with the name retained. The World War II Moffett Field by 1995 was known as Moffett Federal Airfield, operated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (DMA, 1996). The World War II Moore Field became Moore Field Airport, under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (AirNav, 1997, January 30).

Of the now-military airfields, most are used by the U.S. Air Force, while some are used by the U.S. Army. Only one of the subject airfields was operated by the U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps in 1995--Camp Davis AAFld is now Camp Davis Marine Corps Outlying Field.

As two of the references used were inventories of Public Use and Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 139 Certificated Airports, the writer also looked at these classifications. Of our 395 subject airfields, 280 (71 percent) are listed as Public Use Airports in 1996. These 280 airports amount to 6 percent of the 4,952 Public Use Airports.

Turning to FAR Part 139, 197 of the 395 studied airfields (50 percent) are listed as Part 139 Certificated Airports in 1996. These 197 airports make up 33 percent of the 594 Part 139 Certificated Airports. This shows that the military airfields constructed in World War II certainly had a lasting impact on the airport infrastructure of the United States. If one were to expand this research to include all the World War II military airfields excluded by this study, the impact would certainly be more significant.

Concerning the accuracy of data presented in the World War II reference documents, the writer noticed some discrepancies large enough to be of concern to a traveler. Some airfields had latitude or longitude coordinates misidentified, in one case by a full degree (approximately 60 miles). Other ordinal directions placed the same airfield on opposite sides of the local city at various times. Table 5 gives some extreme examples of these errors. The writer assumes these were administrative, or typographical, mistakes. World War II was long before the age of word processors and computers; the amount of old-fashioned typing that went into the airfield directories was enormous. Honest mistakes were liable to occur.

Table 5 - Data Accuracy Concerns
World War II Name	Latitude and Longitude
Brookley Field	30-38, 88-04 (CAA, 1943, December 1) 30-58, 88-04 (CAA, 1944, December 1)
New Bedford AAFld	40-40-41, 70-57-30 (CAA, 1943, December 1) 41-40-15, 70-57-30 (CAA, 1944, December 1)
Sturgis AAFld	37-32-30, 87-57-30 (CAA, 1943, December 1) 37-38-30, 87-57-30 (CAA, 1944, December 1)
World War II Name	Distance and City
Courtland AAFld	1.5 SE Courtland (AAF, 1943, May 1) 1.8 SW Courtland (CAA, 1944, February 1)
Smoky Hill AAFld	12 SSW Salina (AAF, 1943, May 1) 4 SSW Salina (CAA, 1943, December 1)
Thomasville AAFld	1 SW Thomasville (AAF, 1943, May 1) 8.5 NE Thomasville (CAA, 1943, December 1)

Although this study includes Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard flying units on civil airports, it overlooks non-flying Reserve and Guard units which are based on civil airports. For example, the writer visited the former Hammond AAFld, Louisiana, and was surprised to find an Air National Guard communications unit, virtually in the shadow of the wooden, World War II-vintage control tower. Even with this unit present, this airfield (now Hammond Municipal Airport) is categorized in this study as a "civil airport."

Three of the studied airfields have evolved into present-day Air Force Bases with a twist: the airfield is shared with an adjoining civil airport, and is under civil control. These are Kirtland Field (now Albuquerque International Airport/Kirtland AFB), Bedford AAFld (now Laurence G. Hanscom Airport/Hanscom AFB), and Peterson AAFld (now Colorado Springs Municipal Airport/Peterson AFB). The writer has personally visited Kirtland AFB and Peterson AFB, and was amused to require a 20-minute taxi ride through town to reach the same Air Force buildings he had seen from the taxiing aircraft.

CHAPTER V - CONCLUSIONS

The Findings and the Hypotheses

The data resulting from this research project was fairly close to that which was expected, even though two of the three hypotheses were not proven. The writer was surprised at the high number of World War II Army Air Fields still operated by the military, and by the high number of World War II Army Air Fields which are civil airports with an Air Force Reserve or Air National Guard flying presence. Table 6 shows the number, hypothesized percentage, and actual percentage of airfields in the three original status categorizations; followed by the number, hypothesized percentage, and actual percentage of airfields in the six modified status categorizations.

Table 6 - Hypothesized and Actual Status
Original Category	Amount	Percent	Hypothesis Proven?
Civil Aviation	278	71	No
Military Aviation	80	20	No
Non-Aviation Use	37	9	Yes
Modified Category	Amount	Percent
Civil Airport	239	61
Civil Airport, some Military use	39	10
Military Airport	75	19
Military Airport, some Civil use	5	1
Non-aviation use, Civil	33	8
Non-aviation use, Military	4	1

Recommendations

This subject area is suited to further investigation. Two approaches seem suitable for exploration by the interested researcher: First, an expansion of this study to include the many Navy and Marine Corps airfields from World War II. This widening of scope could also include the many airports which were contract flying training schools; or other airports which served as main bases for the Army Air Forces (or other branch of service) under their civil designation.

Second, an additional point-in-time reference would add depth to the material. For example, looking at the use of these airfields in 1970 would show their use at the 25-year point after World War II. The writer noticed many World War II Army Air Fields which were active as Air Force Bases for many years; but had closed prior to 1995. An additional then-and-now comparison would capture many such airfields.

Project Summary

This project has filled a gap in the available literature by providing an itemized list of 395 major airfields of the Army Air Forces, and showing the use of each 50 years after World War II. Most of these airfields (71 percent) are now civil airports, some of which support some military use. Many of these airfields (20 percent) are now military airports, a few of which support some civil use. Of the 395 airfields studied, only 9 percent (37 airfields) no longer support flying operations of any kind. This is certainly a strong testimony to the planning, resources, and hard work our nation invested in such a short time period so long ago.

To gain another perspective on this information, Table 7 shows that 31 Percent--nearly one out of three--of World War II Army Air Fields are still serving the U.S. military in some significant capacity.

Table 7 - Airfields with Any 1995 Military Use
Category From Figure 3	Percent of Total
Military Airport	19 Percent
Military Airport, Some Civil Use	1 Percent
Non-Aviation Use, Military	1 Percent
Civil Airport, Some Military Use	10 Percent
Sub-Total:	31 Percent

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APPENDIX

WORLD WAR II NAME	ST	1995 NAME	1995 USE	CITY	COORDINATES
Abilene AAFld	TX	Dyess AFB (DYS)	military airport	7 WSW Abilene	32-25 099-51
Adams Field	AR	Adams Field (LIT)	civil airport	4 E Little Rock	34-44 092-14
Aiken AAFld	SC	Aiken Municipal (AIK)	civil airport	6 N Aiken	33-39 081-42
Ainsworth AAFld	NE	Ainsworth Municipal (ANW)	civil airport	7 NW Ainsworth	42-35 099-59
Ajo AAFld	AZ	Ajo Municipal (P01)	civil airport	5 N Ajo	32-27 112-50
Alachua AAFld	FL	Gainesville Regional (GNV)	civil airport	3 NE Gainesville	29-41 082-16
Alamogordo AAFld	NM	Holloman AFB (HMN)	military airport	9 SW Alamogordo	32-52 106-05
Albuquerque AAFld	NM	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	5 ESE Albuquerque	35-03 106-33
Alexandria AAFld	LA	Alexandria International (AEX)	civil airport	6 WNW Alexandria	31-20 092-33
Alliance AAFld	NE	Alliance Municipal (AIA)	civil airport	5 SE Alliance	42-03 102-48
Aloe AAFld	TX	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	5.5 WSW Victoria	28-47 097-06
Alpena AAFld	MI	Alpena County Regional (APN)	civil airport	6 W Alpena	45-05 083-34
Altus AAFld	OK	Altus AFB (LTS)	military airport	2 E Altus	34-39 099-16
Amarillo AAFld	TX	Amarillo International (AMA)	civil airport	9 ENE Amarillo	35-14 101-42
Anderson AAFld	SC	Anderson County (AND)	civil airport	3 W Anderson	34-30 092-43
Andrews Field (Camp Springs AAFld)	MD	Andrews AFB (ADW)	military airport	1 E Camp Springs	38-48 076-52
Anniston AAFld	AL	Talladega Municipal (ASN)	civil airport	15 SW Anniston	33-34 086-04
Apalachicola AAFld	FL	Apalachicola Municipal (AAF)	civil airport	2 W Apalachicola	29-44 085-02
Ardmore AAFld	OK	Ardmore Municipal (ADM)	civil airport	9 N Ardmore	34-18 097-01
Atterbury AAFld	IN	Columbus Municipal (BAK)	civil airport	3 N Columbus	39-15 085-55
Avon Park AAFld	FL	MacDill AFB Aux (AGR)	military airport	10 NE Avon Park	27-39 081-21
Baer Field	IN	Fort Wayne International (FWA)	civil airport, military use	7 SSW Fort Wayne	40-59 085-12
Bainbridge AAFld	GA	Decatur Co Industrial Airpark (BGE)	civil airport	6 NW Bainbridge	30-59 084-38
Baltimore AAFld	MD	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	6 SE Baltimore	39-15 076-32
Barksdale Field	LA	Barksdale AFB (BAD)	military airport	4 E Shreveport	32-31 093-40
Barnwell AAFld	SC	Barnwell County (BNL)	civil airport	1 NW Barnwell	33-15 081-23
Bartow AAFld	FL	Bartow Municipal (BOW)	civil airport	4 NE Bartow	27-57 081-47
Bates Field	AL	Mobile Regional (MOB)	civil airport	9 W Mobile	30-41 088-14
Bedford AAFld	MA	Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED)	civil airport, military use	1 S Bedford	42-28 071-18
Bellingham AAFld	WA	Bellingham International (BLI)	civil airport	4 NW Bellingham	48-48 122-32
Bendix Field	IN	Michiana Regional (SBN)	civil airport	3 NW South Bend	41-43 086-19
Bergstrom AAFld	TX	Austin-Bergstrom International (BSM)	civil airport, military use	7 SE Austin	30-12 097-40
Berry Field	TN	Nashville International (BNA)	civil airport, military use	6 SE Nashville	36-07 086-41
Big Spring AAFld	TX	Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle (21XS)	civil airport	3 W Big Spring	32-14 101-31
Biggs Field	TX	Biggs AAF (BIF)	military airport	6 NE El Paso	31-51 106-23
Birmingham AAFld	AL	Birmingham International (BHM)	civil airport, military use	4 NE Birmingham	33-34 086-45
Bishop AAFld	CA	Bishop (BIH)	civil airport	2 E Bishop	37-22 118-21
Blackland AAFld	TX	Waco Regional (ACT)	civil airport	6 N Waco	31-37 097-14
Blackstone AAFld	VA	Blackstone AAF-Perkinson Muni (BKT)	military airport, civil use	2 E Blackstone	37-05 077-58
Blythe AAFld	CA	Blythe (BLH)	civil airport	7 W Blythe	33-37 114-43
Blytheville AAFld	AR	Arkansas International (BYH)	civil airport	3 NW Blytheville	35-58 089-57
Boca Raton AAFld	FL	Boca Raton (BCT)	civil airport	2 NW Boca Raton	26-22 080-06
Bolling Field	DC	Bolling AFB (No flying)	non-aviation use, military	3.5 S Washington DC	38-50 077-01
Bowman Field	KY	Bowman Field (LOU)	civil airport	5.5 E Louisville	38-14 085-40
Bradley Field	CT	Bradley International (BDL)	civil airport, military use	2 W Windsor Locks	41-56 072-41
Bridgeport AAFld	CT	Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial (BDR)	civil airport	3 SE Bridgeport	41-10 073-08
Brookley Field	AL	Mobile Downtown (BFM)	civil airport	4 S Mobile	30-38 088-04
Brooks Field	TX	Brooks AFB (No flying)	non-aviation use, military	7 SSE San Antonio	29-21 098-27
Brooksville AAFld	FL	Hernando County (BKV)	civil airport	6 SW Brooksville	28-28 082-28
Brownwood AAFld	TX	Brownwood Regional (BWD)	civil airport	5 NE Brownwood	31-47 098-57
Bruning AAFld	NE	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	6 E Bruning	40-20 097-26
Bryan AAFld	TX	Texas A&M Flight Test Stn Aprt (83TX)	civil airport	6 W Bryan	30-39 096-28
Buckingham AAFld	FL	Buckingham Field Airport (X56)	civil airport	10 E Fort Myers	26-39 081-43
Buckley Field	CO	Buckley ANGB (BKF)	military airport	8 E Denver	39-42 104-45
Bushnell AAFld	FL	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	3 NE Bushnell	28-40 082-04
Camp Davis AAFld	NC	Camp Davis MCOLF	military airport	1.5 NNE Hollyridge	34-31 077-33
Camp Stewart AAFld	GA	Wright AAF (LHW)	military airport	3 NE Hinesville	31-53 081-35
Camp Williams AAFld	WI	Volk Field (VOK)	military airport	1 N Camp Douglas	43-56 090-16
Campbell AAFld	KY	Campbell AAF (HOP)	military airport	13 S Hopkinsville	36-41 087-30
Carlsbad AAFld	NM	Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM)	civil airport	5 SW Carlsbad	32-21 104-15
Casper AAFld	WY	Natrona County International (CPR)	civil airport	7 NW Casper	42-55 106-28
Chanute Field	IL	Rantoul National Avn Center (2I5)	civil airport	1 SE Rantoul	40-18 088-09
Chapman Field	FL	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	10 SW Miami	25-39 080-18
Charleston AAFld	SC	Charleston AFB/International (CHS)	military airport, civil use	10 NW Charleston	32-54 080-02
Chatham AAFld	GA	Savannah International (SAV)	civil airport, military use	7 NW Savannah	32-08 081-12
Chico AAFld	CA	Chico Municipal (CIC)	civil airport	5 N Chico	39-48 121-51
Childress AAFld	TX	Childress Municipal (CDS)	civil airport	3 W Childress	34-26 100-18
Clinton County AAFld	OH	Airborne Airpark (ILN)	civil airport	2 SE Wilmington	39-26 083-48
Clovis AAFld	NM	Cannon AFB (CVS)	military airport	7 W Clovis	34-23 103-18
Cochran Field	GA	Middle Georgia Regional (MCN)	civil airport	8 S Macon	32-42 083-39
Coffeyville AAFld	KS	Coffeyville Municipal (CFV)	civil airport	5 NE Coffeyville	37-06 095-34
Columbia AAB	SC	Columbia Metropolitan (CAE)	civil airport	6 SW Columbia	33-57 081-07
Columbus AAFld	MS	Columbus AFB (CBM)	military airport	9 N Columbus	33-38 088-27
Concord AAFld	CA	Buchanan Field (CCR)	civil airport	1 W Concord	37-59 122-04
Congaree AAFld	SC	McEntire ANGB (MMT)	military airport	15 ESE Columbia	33-55 080-49
Coolidge AAFld	AZ	Coolidge Municipal (P08)	civil airport	6 SE Coolidge	32-56 111-26
Coronaca AAFld	SC	Greenwood County (GRD)	civil airport	4 N Greenwood	34-15 082-09
Corvallis AAFld	OR	Corvallis Municipal (CVO)	civil airport	4 SW Corvallis	44-30 123-17
Courtland AAFld	AL	Industrial Airpark (9A4)	civil airport	2 SW Courtland	34-40 087-21
Cox AAFld	TX	Cox Field (PRX)	civil airport	6 E Paris	33-38 095-27
Craig Field	AL	Craig Field (SEM)	civil airport	4 SE Selma	32-21 086-59
Cross City AAFld	FL	Cross City (CTY)	civil airport	1 E Cross City	29-38 083-06
Cut Bank AAFld	MT	Cut Bank Municipal (CTB)	civil airport	3 SW Cut Bank	48-37 112-23
Dale Mabry Field	FL	Tallahassee Regional (TLH)	civil airport	3 W Tallahassee	30-26 084-20
Dalhart AAFld	TX	Dalhart Municipal (DHT)	civil airport	3 SW Dalhart	36-01 102-33
Daniel Field	GA	Daniel Field (DNL)	civil airport	4 W Augusta	33-28 082-03
Datelan AAFld	AZ	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	1 NE Datelan	32-49 113-31
Davis-Monthan Field	AZ	Davis-Monthan AFB (DMA)	military airport	5 SE Tucson	32-11 110-55
Dayton AAFld	OH	James M. Cox Dayton International (DAY)	civil airport	10 N Dayton	39-54 084-13
De Ridder AAB	LA	Beauregard Parish (DRI)	civil airport	3 SW De Ridder	30-50 093-20
Delano AAFld	CA	Delano Municipal (DLO)	civil airport	1 S Delano	35-45 119-14
Deming AAFld	NM	Deming Municipal (DMN)	civil airport	2 E Deming	32-16 107-44
Desert Center AAFld	CA	Desert Center (L64)	civil airport	1 NE Desert Center	33-44 115-22
Dodge City AAFld	KS	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	6 NW Dodge City	37-48 100-07
Douglas AAFld	AZ	Bisbee Douglas International (DUG)	civil airport	9 NW Douglas	31-28 109-37
Dover AAFld	DE	Dover AFB (DOV)	military airport	4 SE Dover	39-08 075-28
Dow Field	ME	Bangor International (BGR)	civil airport, military use	2 W Bangor	44-48 068-49
Drew Field	FL	Tampa International (TPA)	civil airport	5 W Tampa	27-59 082-31
Dublin AAFld	GA	W.H. 'Bud' Barron (DBN)	civil airport	3 NW Dublin	32-34 082-59
Duncan Field	TX	Kelly AFB (SKF)	military airport	5 SW San Antonio	29-22 098-34
Dunnellon AAFld	FL	Dunnellon (Marion County) (X35)	civil airport	5 E Dunnellon	29-03 082-23
Dyersburg AAFld	TN	Arnold Field (M31)	civil airport	9 S Dyersburg	35-54 089-24
Eagle Pass AAFld	TX	Bowles (5T9)	civil airport	10 N Eagle Pass	28-51 100-31
Eglin Field	FL	Eglin AFB (VPS)	military airport	2 W Valparaiso (Note 1)	30-29 086-31
El Paso AAFld	TX	El Paso International (ELP)	civil airport	4 NE El Paso	31-48 106-23
Ellensburg AAFld	WA	Bowers Field (Kittitas County) (ELN)	civil airport	2 N Ellensburg	47-02 120-32
Ellington Field	TX	Ellington Field (EFD)	civil airport, military use	15 SE Houston	29-36 095-10
Enid AAFld	OK	Vance AFB (END)	military airport	4 SW Enid	36-21 097-54
Ephrata AAFld	WA	Ephrata Municipal (EPH)	civil airport	2 SE Ephrata	47-18 119-32
Esler Field	LA	Alexandria-Esler Regional (ESF)	civil airport	11 E Alexandria	31-24 092-18
Estrella AAFld	CA	Paso Robles Municipal (PRB)	civil airport	3 SSE Estrella	35-40 120-38
Fairfax Field	KS	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	3 NE Kansas City	39-09 094-37
Fairfield-Suisun AAFld	CA	Travis AFB (SUU)	military airport	5 E Fairfield	38-16 121-57
Fairmont AAFld	NE	Fairmont State Airfield (FMZ)	civil airport	2 S Fairmont	40-35 097-34
Farmingdale AAFld	NY	Republic (FRG)	civil airport	1 E Farmingdale	40-44 073-25
Florence AAFld	SC	Florence Regional (FLO)	civil airport	2 E Florence	34-11 079-43
Fort Devens AAFld	MA	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	1 NW Ayer	42-35 071-37
Fort Dix AAB	NJ	McGuire AFB (WRI)	military airport	1 SE Wrightstown	40-01 074-36
Fort Myers AAFld (Page Field)	FL	Page Field (FMY)	civil airport	4 S Fort Myers	26-35 081-52
Fort Sumner AAFld	NM	Fort Sumner Municipal (FSU)	civil airport	2 NE Fort Sumner	34-29 104-13
Fort Worth AAFld	TX	Fort Worth NAS/Carswell Field (NFW)	military airport	7 WNW Fort Worth	32-47 097-26
Foster Field	TX	Victoria Regional (VCT)	civil airport	6 E Victoria	28-51 096-55
Frederick AAFld	OK	Frederick Municipal (FDR)	civil airport	3 SE Frederick	34-21 098-59
Freeman AAFld	IN	Freeman Municipal (SER)	civil airport	2 SW Seymour	38-56 085-55
Gage AAFld	OK	Gage (GAG)	civil airport	2 SW Gage	36-18 099-47
Gainesville AAFld	TX	Gainesville Municipal (GLE)	civil airport	3 W Gainesville	33-39 097-12
Galveston AAFld	TX	Scholes Field (GLS)	civil airport	5 SW Galveston	29-16 094-52
Garden City AAFld	KS	Garden City Regional (GCK)	civil airport	8 SE Garden City	37-56 100-44
Gardner Field	CA	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	10 SE Taft	35-07 119-18
Geiger Field	WA	Spokane International (GEG)	civil airport	6 SW Spokane	47-38 117-31
General Mitchell Field	WI	General Mitchell International (MKE)	civil airport, military use	6 S Milwaukee	42-57 087-54
George Field	IL	Lawrenceville Vincennes Intl (LWV)	civil airport	3 NE Lawrenceville	38-46 087-38
Gila Bend AAFld	AZ	Gila Bend AF Aux (GBN)	military airport	3 S Gila Bend	32-54 112-44
Glasgow AAFld	MT	Glasgow International (GGW) (this is not the location that later became Glasgow AFB)	civil airport	3 N Glasgow	48-13 106-38
Godman Field	KY	Godman AAF (FTR)	military airport	1 NW Fort Knox	37-55 085-58
Goodfellow Field	TX	Goodfellow AFB (No flying)	non-aviation use, military	2 SE San Angelo	31-26 100-24
Gore Field	MT	Great Falls International (GTF)	civil airport, military use	3 SW Great Falls	47-30 111-22
Gowen Field	ID	Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI)	civil airport, military use	4 S Boise	43-34 116-14
Grand Island AAFld	NE	Central Nebraska Regional (GRI)	civil airport	3 NE Grand Island	40-58 098-19
Gray Field	WA	Gray AAF (GRF)	military airport	1 SE Fort Lewis	47-05 122-35
Grayling AAFld	MI	Grayling AAF (55D)	military airport	1 NW Grayling	44-41 084-44
Great Bend AAFld	KS	Great Bend Municipal (GBD)	civil airport	5 W Great Bend	38-21 098-52
Great Falls AAFld	MT	Malmstrom AFB (GFA)	military airport	4 E Great Falls	47-31 111-11
Greenville AAB	SC	Donaldson Center (7A1)	civil airport	7 S Greenville	34-45 082-22
Greenville AAFld	MS	Mid Delta Regional (GLH)	civil airport	6 NE Greenville	33-29 090-59
Greenwood AAFld	MS	Greenwood-Leflore (GWO)	civil airport	7 E Greenwood	33-30 090-06
Grenada AAFld	MS	Grenada Municipal (GNF)	civil airport	3 N Grenada	33-50 089-48
Grenier Field	NH	Manchester (MHT)	civil airport	4 S Manchester	42-56 071-26
Groton AAFld	CT	Groton-New London (GON)	civil airport	3 SE Groton	41-20 072-03
Gulfport AAFld	MS	Gulfport-Biloxi Regional (GPT)	civil airport, military use	2 NE Gulfport	30-24 089-04
Gunter Field	AL	Maxwell AFB, Gunter Annex (No flying)	non-aviation use, military	6 NE Montgomery	32-24 086-14
Hamilton Field	CA	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	7 N San Rafael	38-04 122-30
Hammer Field	CA	Fresno Air Terminal (FAT)	civil airport, military use	5 NE Fresno	36-46 119-43
Hammond AAFld	LA	Hammond Municipal (0R9)	civil airport	3 E Hammond	30-31 090-25
Harding Field	LA	Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field (BTR)	civil airport	6 N Baton Rouge	30-32 091-09
Harlingen AAFld	TX	Rio Grande Valley International (HRL)	civil airport	3 NE Harlingen	26-14 097-39
Harris Neck AAFld	GA	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	7 E Newport	31-38 081-16
Hartsville AAFld	SC	Darlington County Jetport (04J)	civil airport	9 N Darlington	34-27 079-54
Harvard AAFld	NE	Harvard State (08K)	civil airport	2 N Harvard	40-39 098-05
Hattiesburg AAFld	MS	Bobby L. Chain Municipal (HBG)	civil airport	4 SE Hattiesburg	31-16 089-15
Hayward AAFld	CA	Hayward Air Terminal (HWD)	civil airport	2 W Hayward	37-40 122-07
Hendricks Field	FL	Sebring Regional (SEF)	civil airport	6 SE Sebring	27-29 081-22
Hensley Field	TX	Dallas NAS/Hensley Field (NBE)	military airport	11 NW Dallas	32-44 096-58
Hereford AAFld	AZ	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	2 WSW Hereford	31-26 110-08
Herington AAFld	KS	Herington Municipal (HRU)	civil airport	6 E Herrington	38-42 096-49
Hill Field	UT	Hill AFB (HIF)	military airport	7 S Ogden	41-08 111-58
Hillsborough AAFld	FL	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	7 NNE Tampa	28-03 082-25
Hillsgrove AAFld	RI	Theodore Francis Green State (PVD)	civil airport	7 S Providence	41-44 071-25
Hobart AAFld	OK	Hobart Municipal (HBR)	civil airport	3 SE Hobart	34-59 099-02
Hobbs AAFld	NM	Industrial Airpark Airport (HBB)	civil airport	7 NW Hobbs	32-47 103-12
Homestead AAFld	FL	Dade Co-Homestead Regl (HST)	civil airport, military use	5 E Homestead	25-29 080-24
Hondo AAFld	TX	Hondo Municipal (HDO)	civil airport, military use	1 W Hondo	29-21 099-10
Houlton AAFld	ME	Houlton International (HUL)	civil airport	2 E Houlton	46-08 067-48
Hunter Field	GA	Hunter AAF (SVN)	military airport	5 SW Savannah	32-01 081-09
Hurlburt Field	FL	Hurlburt Field (HRT)	military airport	5 W Fort Walton Beach	30-25 086-42
Immokalee AAFld	FL	Immokalee (IMM)	civil airport	1 ENE Immokalee	26-26 081-24
Independence AAFld	KS	Independence Municipal (IDP)	civil airport	6 SW Independence	37-10 095-47
Jackson AAB	MS	Hawkins Field (HKS)	civil airport	3 NW Jackson	32-20 090-14
Jacksonville AAFld	FL	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	7 N Jacksonville	30-26 081-39
Johns Island AAFld	SC	Charleston Executive (JZI)	civil airport	6 SW Charleston	32-42 080-01
Kearney AAFld	NE	Kearney Municipal (EAR)	civil airport	4 ENE Kearney	40-44 099-01
Keesler Field	MS	Keesler AFB (BIX)	military airport	2 W Biloxi	30-25 088-55
Kellogg Field	MI	W.K. Kellog (BTL)	civil airport, military use	3 W Battle Creek	42-19 085-15
Kelly Field	TX	Kelly AFB (SKF)	military airport	5 SW San Antonio	29-23 098-35
Key Field	MS	Key Field (MEI)	civil airport, military use	3 SW Meridian	32-21 088-45
Keystone AAFld	FL	Keystone Airpark (42J)	civil airport	3 N Keystone Heights	29-51 082-04
Kingman AAFld	AZ	Kingman (IGM)	civil airport	7 NE Kingman	35-16 113-57
Kinross AAFld	MI	Chippewa County International (CIU)	civil airport	2.5 SE Kinross	46-15 084-28
Kirtland Field	NM	Albuquerque Intl (ABQ)	civil airport, military use	5 SE Albuquerque	35-02 106-37
Kissimmee AAFld	FL	Kissimmee Municipal (ISM)	civil airport	2 W Kissimmee	28-18 081-25
Knollwood Field	NC	Moore County (SOP)	civil airport	5 NE Pinehurst	35-14 079-23
La Junta AAFld	CO	La Junta Municipal (LHX)	civil airport	3 N La Junta	38-03 103-31
Lake Charles AAFld	LA	Chennault Industrial Airpark (CWF)	civil airport	3 E Lake Charles	30-13 093-09
Lakeland AAFld	FL	Lakeland Linder Regional (LAL)	civil airport	4 SW Lakeland	27-59 082-01
Langley Field	VA	Langley AFB (LFI)	military airport	3 N Hampton	37-05 076-21
Laredo AAFld	TX	Laredo International (LRD)	civil airport	5 NE Laredo	27-33 099-28
Las Vegas AAFld	NV	Nellis AFB (LSV)	military airport	8 NE Las Vegas	36-14 115-02
Laughlin AAFld	TX	Laughlin AFB (DLF)	military airport	7 E Del Rio	29-22 100-47
Laurel AAFld	MS	Hesler-Noble Field (LUL)	civil airport	2 SW Laurel	31-41 089-11
Laurinburg-Maxton AAFld	NC	Laurinburg-Maxton (MEB)	civil airport	4 N Maxton	34-48 079-22
Lawson Field	GA	Lawson AAF (LSF)	military airport	8 S Columbus	32-21 084-59
Leadville AAFld	CO	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	2 W Leadville	39-17 106-20
Leesburg AAFld	FL	Leesburg Municipal (LEE)	civil airport	5 E Leesburg	28-49 081-48
Lemoore AAFld	CA	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	9 SW Lemoore	36-15 119-56
Lewiston AAFld	MT	Lewiston Municipal (LWT)	civil airport	1 SW Lewiston	47-03 109-27
Liberal AAFld	KS	Liberal Municipal (LBL)	civil airport	2 W Liberal	37-03 100-58
Lincoln AAFld	NE	Lincoln Municipal (LNK)	civil airport, military use	4 NW Lincoln	40-51 096-46
Lockbourne AAB	OH	Rickenbacker International (LCK)	civil airport, military use	10 SE Columbus	39-49 082-56
Long Beach AAFld	CA	Long Beach/Daugherty Field (LGB)	civil airport	4 NE Long Beach	33-49 118-10
Lordsburg AAFld	NM	Lordsburg Muni (LSB)	civil airport	1 SE Lordsburg	32-20 108-41
Love Field	TX	Dallas Love Field (DAL)	civil airport	6 NNW Dallas	32-51 096-51
Lowry Field	CO	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	5 SE Denver	39-45 104-54
Lubbock AAFld	TX	Reese AFB (REE)	military airport	9 W Lubbock	33-36 102-03
Luke Field	AZ	Luke AFB (LUF)	military airport	20 NW Phoenix	33-33 112-22
MacDill Field	FL	MacDill AFB (MCF)	military airport	8 SSW Tampa	27-51 082-30
Madison AAFld	IN	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	6 NNW Madison	38-49 085-26
Madras AAFld	OR	City-County (S33)	civil airport	2 NW Madras	44-39 121-09
Majors AAFld	TX	Majors (GVT)	civil airport	6 SE Greenville	33-04 096-04
Malden AAFld	MO	Malden Municipal (MAW)	civil airport	3 N Malden	36-36 089-59
Mansfield AAFld	LA	De Soto Parish (3F3)	civil airport	4 NW Mansfield	32-05 093-46
Marana AAFld	AZ	Pinal Airpark (MZJ)	civil airport	7 NW Marana	32-30 111-19
March Field	CA	March AFB (RIV)	military airport	10 SE Riverside	33-54 117-16
Marfa AAFld	TX	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	9 ESE Marfa	30-16 103-53
Marianna AAFld	FL	Marianna Municipal (MAI)	civil airport	5 NE Marianna	30-51 085-11
Marietta AAFld (Cobb County AAFld)	GA	Dobbins ARB (MGE)	military airport	2 SE Marietta	33-56 084-31
Marshall Field	KS	Marshall AAF (FRI)	military airport	2 SE Fort Riley	39-04 096-46
Marysville AAFld	CA	Yuba County Airport (MYV)	civil airport	3 S Marysville	39-06 121-34
Mather Field	CA	Sacramento Mather (MHR)	civil airport	10 E Sacramento	38-34 121-18
Maxwell Field	AL	Maxwell AFB (MXF)	military airport	3 NW Montgomery	32-23 086-21
McChord Field	WA	McChord AFB (TCM)	military airport	8 S Tacoma	47-09 122-29
McClellan Field	CA	McClellan AFB (MCC)	military airport	9 NE Sacramento	38-40 121-24
McCook AAFld	NE	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	8 NNW McCook	40-19 100-43
Medford AAFld	OR	Rogue Valley International (MFR)	civil airport	3 N Medford	44-22 122-52
Memphis AAFld	TN	Memphis International (MEM)	civil airport, military use	6 SSE Memphis	35-04 089-59
Merced AAFld	CA	Castle AFB (MER)	military airport	6 NW Merced	37-22 120-34
Miami AAFld	FL	Miami International (MIA)	civil airport	5 NW Miami	25-49 080-16
Midland AAFld	TX	Midland International (MAF)	civil airport	7 W Midland	31-57 102-13
Millville AAFld	NJ	Millville Municipal (MIV)	civil airport	3 SW Millville	39-22 075-05
Minter Field	CA	Shafter-Minter Field (MIT)	civil airport	14 NW Bakersfield	35-31 119-12
Mitchel Field	NY	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	2 NE Hempstead	40-44 073-36
Mitchell AAFld	SD	Mitchell Municipal (MHE)	civil airport	4 N Mitchell	43-47 098-01
Moffett Field	CA	Moffett Federal Afld (NUQ)	civil airport, military use	2 NE Mountain View	37-25 122-03
Montbrook AAFld	FL	Williston Municipal (X60)	civil airport	2 NW Montbrook	29-22 082-29
Moody Field	GA	Moody AFB (VAD)	military airport	11 NE Valdosta	30-59 083-12
Moore Field	TX	Moore Field Airport (7R7)	civil airport	12 N Mission	26-23 098-20
Morris Field	NC	Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT)	civil airport, military use	5 W Charlotte	35-13 080-56
Morrison Field	FL	Palm Beach International (PBI)	civil airport	2 W West Palm Beach	26-41 080-06
Moses Lake AAFld	WA	Grant County (MWH)	civil airport	6 NW Moses Lake	47-13 119-20
Moultrie AAFld	GA	Moultrie Municipal (MGR)	civil airport	7 S Moultrie	31-05 083-48
Mountain Home AAFld	ID	Mountain Home AFB (MUO)	military airport	10 SW Mountain Home	43-02 115-52
Muroc AAFld	CA	Edwards AFB (EDW)	military airport	2 S Muroc	34-54 117-52
Muskogee AAFld	OK	Davis Field (MKO)	civil airport	6 S Muskogee	35-40 095-22
Myrtle Beach AAFld	SC	Myrtle Beach International (MYR)	civil airport	3 W Myrtle Beach	33-41 078-56
Napier Field	AL	Dothan (DHN)	civil airport	8 NW Dothan	31-19 085-27
Naples AAFld	FL	Naples Municipal (APF)	civil airport	2 NE Naples	26-09 081-47
Needles AAFld	CA	Needles (EED)	civil airport	4 S Needles	34-45 114-38
New Bedford AAFld	MA	New Bedford Regional (EWB)	civil airport	2 NW New Bedford	41-41 070-58
New Castle AAFld	DE	New Castle County (ILG)	civil airport, military use	1 W New Castle	39-41 075-37
New Cumberland AAFld	PA	Capital City (CXY)	civil airport	4 S Harrisburg	40-13 076-51
New Haven AAFld	CT	Tweed-New Haven (HVN)	civil airport	3 SE New Haven	41-16 072-53
New Orleans AAB	LA	Lakefront (NEW)	civil airport	6 NE New Orleans	30-02 090-02
Newark AAFld	NJ	Newark International (EWR)	civil airport	3 S Newark	40-42 074-10
Newport AAFld	AR	Newport Municipal (M19)	civil airport	6 NE Newport	35-38 091-11
Norfolk AAFld	VA	Norfolk International (ORF)	civil airport	5 N Norfolk	36-54 076-12
North AAFld	SC	North AF Aux (XN0) (Closed)	military airport	1.5 SE North	33-36 081-05
Offutt Field	NE	Offutt AFB (OFF)	military airport	10 S Omaha	41-07 095-55
Olmsted Field	PA	Harrisburg International (MDT)	civil airport, military use	1 W Middletown	40-12 076-46
Olympia AAFld	WA	Olympia (OLM)	civil airport	4 S Olympia	46-58 122-54
Ontario AAFld	CA	Ontario International (ONT)	civil airport	1 E Ontario	34-04 117-38
Orange County AAFld	CA	John Wayne Airport-Orange County (SNA)	civil airport	5 S Santa Ana	33-40 117-52
Orlando AAB	FL	Orlando Executive (ORL)	civil airport	3 E Orlando	28-33 081-20
Oroville AAFld	CA	Oroville Municipal (OVE)	civil airport	3 SW Oroville	39-30 121-37
Oscoda AAFld	MI	Oscoda-Wurtsmith (OSC)	civil airport	4 NW Oscoda	44-28 083-24
Otis Field	MA	Otis ANGB (FMH)	military airport	8 NE Falmouth	41-39 070-32
Ozark AAFld	AL	Cairns AAF (OZR)	civil airport	12 SSW Ozark	31-17 085-43
Paine Field	WA	Snohomish County (Paine Field) (PAE)	civil airport	5 SW Everett	47-54 122-16
Palacios AAFld	TX	Palacios Municipal (PSX)	civil airport	2 W Palacios	28-43 096-15
Palm Springs AAFld	CA	Palm Springs Regional (PSP)	civil airport	3 E Palm Springs	33-50 116-30
Palmdale AAFld	CA	Palmdale Prodn Flt/Test Instln (PMD)	military airport	3 NE Palmdale	34-38 118-06
Pampa AAFld	TX	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	8 E Pampa	35-32 100-44
Patterson Field	OH	Wright-Patterson AFB (FFO)	military airport	10 SE Dayton	39-49 084-03
Pecos AAFld	TX	Pecos Municipal (PEQ)	civil airport	1 S Pecos	31-24 103-31
Pendleton Field	OR	Eastern Oregon Regional at Pendleton (PDT)	civil airport	3 WNW Pendleton	45-42 118-50
Perrin Field	TX	Grayson County (F39)	civil airport	4 W Sherman	33-43 096-40
Perry AAFld (Florida)	FL	Perry-Foley (40J)	civil airport	3 S Perry	30-04 083-35
Perry AAFld (Oklahoma)	OK	Perry Municipal (F22)	civil airport	6 N Perry	36-23 097-17
Peterson AAFld	CO	City of Colorado Springs Muni (COS)	civil airport, military use	6 SE CO Springs	38-49 104-42
Phillips Field	MD	Phillips AAF (APG)	military airport	3 S Aberdeen	39-28 076-10
Pierre AAFld	SD	Pierre Regional (PIR)	civil airport	4 E Pierre	44-23 100-17
Pinecastle AAFld	FL	Orlando International (MCO)	civil airport	6 SE Orlando	28-28 081-20
Pinellas AAFld	FL	St Petersburg-Clearwater Intl (PIE)	civil airport	8 N St Petersburg	27-55 082-42
Pocatello AAFld	ID	Pocatello Regional (PIH)	civil airport	8 NW Pocatello	42-55 112-35
Pollock AAFld	LA	Pollock Municipal (LA34)	civil airport	4 SW Pollock	31-29 092-28
Pope Field	NC	Pope AFB (POB)	military airport	12 NNW Fayetteville	35-10 079-01
Port Angeles AAFld	WA	William R. Fairchild International (CLM)	civil airport	3 W Port Angeles	48-08 123-30
Porterville AAFld	CA	Porterville Municipal (PTV)	civil airport	3 SW Porterville	36-02 119-03
Portland AAB	OR	Portland International (PDX)	civil airport, military use	6 E Portland	45-36 122-37
Post Field	OK	Henry Post AAF (FSI)	military airport	3 N Lawton	34-39 098-24
Pratt AAFld	KS	Pratt Industrial (PTT)	civil airport	5 N Pratt	37-42 098-45
Presque Isle AAFld	ME	Northern Maine Reg/Presque Isle (PQI)	civil airport	1 W Presque Isle	46-41 068-03
Pueblo AAB	CO	Pueblo Memorial (PUB)	civil airport	5 E Pueblo	38-18 104-30
Punta Gorda AAFld	FL	Charlotte County (PGD)	civil airport	5 E Punta Gorda	26-55 081-59
Pyote AAFld	TX	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	1 SW Pyote	31-31 103-09
Raco AAFld	MI	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	4 WSW Raco	46-21 084-49
Raleigh-Durham AAFld	NC	Raleigh-Durham International (RDU)	civil airport	12 NW Durham	35-53 078-47
Randolph Field	TX	Randolph AFB (RND)	military airport	17 NE San Antonio	29-32 098-17
Rapid City AAFld	SD	Ellsworth AFB (RCA)	military airport	9 NE Rapid City	44-09 103-06
Reading AAFld	PA	Reading Reg/Carl A. Spaatz Field (RDG)	civil airport	3 NW Reading	40-23 075-58
Redding AAFld	CA	Redding Municipal (RDD)	civil airport	6 SE Redding	40-31 122-18
Redmond AAFld	OR	Roberts Field (RDM)	civil airport	2 SE Redmond	44-16 121-08
Reno AAB	NV	Reno/Stead (4SD)	civil airport	10 NW Reno	39-40 119-54
Rice AAFld	CA	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	1 ESE Rice	34-05 114-49
Richmond AAB	VA	Richmond International (RIC)	civil airport, military use	7 SE Richmond	37-30 077-20
Robins Field	GA	Robins AFB (WRB)	military airport	14 S Macon	32-38 083-35
Rome AAFld	NY	Griffiss AFB (RME)	military airport	2 NE Rome	43-15 075-25
Romulus AAFld	MI	Detroit Metro Wayne County (DTW)	civil airport	3 E Romulus	42-14 083-20
Rosecrans Field (St Joseph AAFld)	MO	Rosecrans Memorial (STJ)	civil airport, military use	4 NW St Joseph	39-46 094-55
Roswell AAFld	NM	Roswell Industrial Air Center (ROW)	civil airport	6.5 S Roswell	33-18 104-31
Salem AAFld	OR	McNary Field (SLE)	civil airport	2 SE Salem	44-55 123-00
Salinas AAB	CA	Salinas Municipal (SNS)	civil airport	4 SE Salinas	36-40 121-37
Salt Lake City AAB	UT	Salt Lake City International (SLC)	civil airport, military use	4 W Salt Lake City	40-47 111-58
San Angelo AAFld	TX	Mathis Field (SJT)	civil airport	10 SW San Angelo	31-22 100-30
San Bernardino AAFld	CA	San Bernardino International (SBD)	civil airport	2 S San Bernardino	34-06 117-15
San Marcos AAFld	TX	San Marcos Municipal (HYI)	civil airport	4 E San Marcos	29-54 097-52
San Nicholas Island AAFld	CA	NOLF San Nicholas Island (NSI)	military airport	80 SW Los Angeles	33-14 119-28
Santa Ana AAB	CA	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	5 SW Santa Ana	33-43 117-57
Santa Maria AAFld	CA	Santa Maria Pub/G. Allan Hancock (SMX)	civil airport	4 S Santa Maria	34-54 120-27
Santa Rosa AAFld	CA	Sonoma County (STS)	civil airport	7 NW Santa Rosa	38-30 122-49
Sarasota AAFld	FL	Sarasota-Bradenton International (SRQ)	civil airport	3 N Sarasota	27-33 082-33
Scott Field	IL	Scott AFB (BLV)	military airport	6 ENE Belleville	38-33 089-51
Scottsbluff AAFld	NE	William B. Heilig Field (BFF)	civil airport	3 E Scottsbluff	41-52 103-35
Scribner AAFld	NE	Scribner State (SCB)	civil airport	3 SE Scribner	41-37 096-38
Sedalia AAFld	MO	Whiteman AFB (SZL)	military airport	2 S Knob Noster	38-44 093-33
Selfridge Field	MI	Selfridge ANGB (MTC)	military airport	2 NE Mt Clemens	42-36 082-49
Selman Field	LA	Monroe Regional (MLU)	civil airport	3 E Monroe	32-31 092-02
Seymour Johnson Field	NC	Seymour Johnson AFB (GSB)	military airport	3 SE Goldsboro	35-21 077-59
Shavers Summit AAFld	CA	Chiriaco Summit (L77)	civil airport	23 E Thermal	33-40 115-43
Shaw Field	SC	Shaw AFB (SSC)	military airport	7 NW Sumter	33-58 080-28
Sheppard Field	TX	Sheppard AFB/Wichita Falls Muni (SPS)	military airport, civil use	5 N Wichita Falls	33-59 098-31
Sherman Field	KS	Sherman AAF (FLV)	military airport	1 NE Ft Leavenworth	39-22 094-55
Sioux City AAB	IA	Sioux Gateway (SUX)	civil airport, military use	6 S Sioux City	42-25 096-23
Sioux Falls AAFld	SD	Joe Foss Field (FSD)	civil airport, military use	3 NW Sioux Falls	43-35 096-45
Smoky Hill AAFld	KS	Salina Municipal (SLN)	civil airport	5 SW Salina	38-48 097-39
Smyrna AAFld	TN	Smyrna (MQY)	civil airport	2 N Smyrna	36-01 086-31
South Plains AAFld	TX	Lubbock International (LBB)	civil airport	5 N Lubbock	33-39 101-49
Spence Field	GA	Spence (MUL)	civil airport	5 SE Moultrie	31-08 083-42
Spokane AAFld	WA	Fairchild AFB (SKA)	military airport	10 WSW Spokane	47-38 117-39
Statesboro AAFld	GA	Statesboro Municipal (TBR)	civil airport	3 NE Statesboro	32-29 081-45
Stewart Field	NY	Stewart International (SWF)	civil airport, military use	4 W Newburgh	41-30 074-06
Stockton Field	CA	Stockton Metropolitan (SCK)	civil airport	3 S Stockton	37-54 121-15
Stout Field	IN	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	5 SW Indianapolis	39-44 086-14
Strother AAFld	KS	Strother Field (WLD)	civil airport	5 SW Winfield	37-10 097-02
Sturgis AAFld	KY	Sturgis Municipal (I05)	civil airport	2 E Sturgis	37-33 087-57
Stuttgart AAFld	AR	Stuttgart Municipal (SGT)	civil airport	5 N Stuttgart	34-36 091-34
Suffolk County AAFld	NY	Francis S. Gabreski (FOK)	civil airport, military use	3 N Westhampton Bch	40-51 072-39
Sylvania AAFld	GA	Plantation Airpark (JYL)	civil airport	7 SE Sylvania	32-39 081-36
Syracuse AAB	NY	Syracuse Hancock International (SYR)	civil airport, military use	5 N Syracuse	43-07 076-07
Temple AAFld	TX	Draughon-Miller Central Texas Reg (TPL)	civil airport	6 NW Temple	31-09 097-25
Thermal AAFld	CA	Thermal (TRM)	civil airport	2 SW Thermal	33-38 116-10
Thomasville AAFld	GA	Thomasville Municipal (TVI)	civil airport	8 NE Thomasville	30-54 083-51
Tifton AAFld	GA	Henry Tift Myers (TMA)	civil airport	2 SE Tifton	31-26 083-29
Tinker AAFld	OK	Tinker AFB (TIK)	military airport	8 SE Oklahoma City	35-25 097-24
Tonopah AAFld	NV	Tonopah (TPH)	civil airport	8 E Tonopah	38-03 117-05
Topeka AAFld	KS	Forbes Field (FOE)	civil airport, military use	7 S Topeka	38-57 095-40
Tri City AAFld	MI	Tri City International (MBS)	civil airport	9 NW Saginaw	43-32 084-05
Truax AAFld	WI	Dane Co Regional-Truax Field (MSN)	civil airport, military use	5 NE Madison	43-08 089-20
Tulsa AAFld	OK	Tulsa International (TUL)	civil airport	6 NE Tulsa	36-12 095-53
Turner Field	GA	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	4 E Albany	31-36 084-06
Tuskegee AAFld	AL	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	7 NW Tuskegee	32-29 085-46
Tyler AAFld	TX	Tyler Pounds Field (TYR)	civil airport	5 W Tyler	32-21 095-24
Tyndall Field	FL	Tyndall AFB (PAM)	military airport	7 SE Panama City	30-04 085-34
Venice AAFld	FL	Venice Municipal (VNC)	civil airport	2 S Venice	27-04 082-26
Vichy AAFld	MO	Rolla National (VIH)	civil airport	2 N Vichy	38-08 091-46
Victorville AAFld	CA	Southern California International (VCV)	civil airport	6 NW Victorville	34-36 117-22
Vidalia AAFld	GA	Vidalia (VDI)	civil airport	3 SE Vidalia	32-11 082-22
Visalia AAFld	CA	Visalia Municipal (VIS)	civil airport	6 W Visalia	36-19 119-24
Waco AAFld	TX	TSTC Waco (CNW)	civil airport	5 NE Waco	31-38 097-04
Walker AAFld	KS	unknown	non-aviation use, civil	1 E Walker	38-54 099-06
Walla Walla AAFld	WA	Walla Walla Regional (ALW)	civil airport	3 NE Walla Walla	46-06 118-17
Walnut Ridge AAFld	AR	Walnut Ridge Regional (ARG)	civil airport	4 N Walnut Ridge	36-08 090-55
Walterboro AAFld	SC	Walterboro Municipal (RBW)	civil airport	1 NE Walterboro	32-55 080-39
Watertown AAFld	SD	Watertown Municipal (ATY)	civil airport	2 NW Watertown	44-55 097-09
Waycross AAFld	GA	Waycross-Ware County (AYS)	civil airport	3 NW Waycross	31-13 082-24
Wendover Field	UT	Wendover (ENV)	civil airport	1 S Wendover	40-44 114-02
Westover Field	MA	Westover ARB/Metropolitan (CEF)	military airport, civil use	3 NE Chicopee Falls	42-12 072-32
Will Rogers Field	OK	Will Rogers World (OKC)	civil airport, military use	8 SW Oklahoma City	35-24 097-37
William Northern AAFld	TN	Tullahoma Reg/William Northern (THA)	civil airport	2 NW Tullahoma	35-23 086-15
Williams Field	AZ	Williams Gateway (IWA)	civil airport	10 E Chandler	33-19 111-40
Winter Haven AAFld	FL	Winter Haven's Gilbert (GIF)	civil airport	2.5 NW Winter Haven	28-03 081-45
Woodward AAFld	OK	West Woodward (WWR)	civil airport	7 W Woodward	36-26 099-32
Wright Field	OH	Wright-Patterson AFB (FFO)	military airport	6 E Dayton	39-47 084-06
Yakima AAFld	WA	Yakima Air Terminal (YKM)	civil airport	3 SW Yakima	46-34 120-32
Yucca AAFld	AZ	Ford Motor Co-AZ Proving Grd Aprt (P17)	civil airport	1 W Yucca	34-53 114-08
Yuma AAFld	AZ	Yuma MCAS-Yuma International (YUM)	military airport, civil use	4 S Yuma	32-39 114-36
Zephyrhills AAFld	FL	Zephyrhills Municipal (ZPH)	civil airport	1 SE Zephyrhills	28-14 082-10

Note 1 - Spelling changed from "Valparaiso" to "Valpariso" on February 1, 1937, then back to "Valparaiso" on March 1, 1947.

11 August 2002 - added Immokalee AAFld, Lordsburg AAFld, Memphis AAFld, Morrison Field, Pendleton Field, and Winter Haven AAFld.

22 November 2004 - corrected distance / city information for Andrews Field and Tinker Field; corrected typo in the location of Bradley Field; added comment on Glasgow AAFld; and added comment on the location of Eglin Field; all thanks to input from Al Hidma.

1 December 2005 - corrected distance / city information for Brooks Field, Kearney AAFld, New Castle AAFld, Scott Field, and Roswell AAFld, thanks to input from Al Hidma.

6 August 2006 - corrected lat / lon information for Jacksonville AAFld, thanks to input from Joey Tabaco.

22 November 2013 - corrected lat / lon information for Dayton AAFld and Goodfellow Field, thanks to input from Bill Beavers.

Updated January 26, 2025

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