Texas World War II Army Airfields
Texas World War II Army Airfields | |
|---|---|
 Map Of Texas World War II Army Airfields | |
| Type | Army Airfields |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1940–1944 |
| In use | 1940–present |
During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces established numerous airfields in Texas for training pilots and aircrews. The amount of available land and the temperate climate made Texas a prime location for year-round military training. By the end of the war, 65 Army airfields were built in the state.[1]
Airfields
| War name[2] | Current name |
|---|---|
Abilene Army Air Field |
Dyess Air Force Base |
| Alamo Field[3][4] | San Antonio International Airport |
Aloe Army Air Field |
abandoned |
Amarillo Army Air Field |
Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport |
| Avenger Army Air Field | Avenger Field |
Bergstrom Army Air Field |
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
|
Big Spring Army Air Field |
Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle Airport
|
Biggs Field |
Biggs Army Airfield |
Blackland Army Air Field |
Waco Regional Airport |
Brooks Field |
Brooks Air Force Base (Closed 30 September 2011) |
Brownwood Army Air Field |
Brownwood Regional Airport |
Bryan Army Air Field |
Texas A&M Flight Test Station Airport
|
| Caddo Mills Aux#1 (Majors) | Caddo Mills Municipal Airport[5] |
Childress Army Air Field |
Childress Municipal Airport |
Cox Army Air Field |
Cox Field |
Dalhart Army Air Field |
Dalhart Municipal Airport |
Duncan Field |
Kelly Air Force Base
|
Eagle Pass Army Air Field |
Maverick County Memorial International Airport |
El Paso Army Air Field |
El Paso International Airport |
Ellington Field |
Ellington Field
|
Fort Worth Army Air Field |
Carswell Field
|
| Foster Field | Victoria Regional Airport |
Gainesville Army Air Field |
Gainesville Municipal Airport |
Galveston Army Air Field |
Scholes Field
|
Goodfellow Field |
Goodfellow Air Force Base |
Harlingen Army Air Field |
Valley International Airport |
Hensley Field |
Hensley Field
|
Hondo Army Air Field |
Hondo Municipal Airport
|
| Kelly Field | Kelly Air Force Base
|
Laredo Army Air Field |
Laredo International Airport |
Laughlin Army Air Field |
Laughlin Air Force Base |
| Love Field | Dallas Love Field |
Lubbock Army Air Field |
Reese Technology Center |
Majors Army Air Field |
Majors Airport |
Marfa Army Air Field |
abandoned |
Midland Army Air Field |
Midland International Airport
|
Moore Field |
Moore Field Airport
|
Palacios Army Air Field |
Palacios Municipal Airport |
| Pampa Army Air Field | abandoned |
Pecos Army Air Field |
Pecos Municipal Airport |
Perrin Field |
Grayson County Airport
|
| Plainview Army Air Field | Hale County Airport |
Pyote Army Air Field |
abandoned |
Randolph Field |
Randolph Air Force Base |
| San Angelo Army Air Field | Mathis Field
|
San Marcos Army Air Field |
San Marcos Municipal Airport
|
Sheppard Field |
Wichita Falls Municipal Airport
|
South Plains Army Air Field |
Lubbock International Airport
|
| Stinson Army Air Field | Stinson Municipal Airport |
Temple Army Air Field |
Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport
|
Tyler Army Air Field |
Tyler Pounds Field
|
Waco Army Air Field |
TSTC Waco Airport |
See also
- Western Flying Training Command
References
- ^ Texas in World War II (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. 2005. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ Murdock, Scott D. "WWII Army Air Fields - Database Summary". airforcebase.net. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "An International Airport". San Antonio Conservation Society. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ^ A History of Military Aviation in San Antonio. U.S. Department of Defense. 2000. p. 113.
Alamo Field (today known as San Antonio International Airport). Used as an auxiliary field of Dyess Army Air Field and Brooks Field from 1942 until 1945.
- ^ "Army and Air Force Flying Fields in the USA". AeroFiles. 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2019.