Texas World War II Army Airfields

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]

Texas World War II Army Airfields
Map Of Texas World War II Army Airfields
TypeArmy Airfields
Site history
Built1940-1944
In use1940-Present

Airfields
World War Name[2]Current Name
Abilene Army Air FieldDyess Air Force Base
Aloe Army Air Fieldabandoned
Amarillo Army Air FieldRick Husband Amarillo International Airport
Avenger Army Air FieldAvenger Field
Bergstrom Army Air FieldAustin-Bergstrom International Airport
Big Spring Army Air FieldBig Spring McMahon-Wrinkle Airport
Biggs FieldBiggs Army Airfield
Blackland Army Air FieldWaco Regional Airport
Brooks FieldBrooks Air Force Base (Closed 30 September 2011)
Brownwood Army Air FieldBrownwood Regional Airport
Bryan Army Air FieldTexas A&M Flight Test Station Airport
Caddo Mills Aux#1 (Majors)Caddo Mills Municipal Airport[3]
Childress Army Air FieldChildress Municipal Airport
Cox Army Air FieldCox Field
Dalhart Army Air FieldDalhart Municipal Airport
Duncan FieldKelly Air Force Base
Eagle Pass Army Air FieldMaverick County Memorial International Airport
El Paso Army Air FieldEl Paso International Airport
Ellington FieldEllington Field
Fort Worth Army Air FieldCarswell Field
Foster FieldVictoria Regional Airport
Gainesville Army Air FieldGainesville Municipal Airport
Galveston Army Air FieldScholes Field
Goodfellow FieldGoodfellow Air Force Base
Harlingen Army Air FieldValley International Airport
Hensley FieldHensley Field
Hondo Army Air FieldHondo Municipal Airport
Kelly FieldKelly Air Force Base
Laredo Army Air FieldLaredo International Airport
Laughlin Army Air FieldLaughlin Air Force Base
Love FieldDallas Love Field
Lubbock Army Air FieldReese Technology Center
Majors Army Air FieldMajors Airport
Marfa Army Air Fieldabandoned
Midland Army Air FieldMidland International Airport
Moore FieldMoore Field Airport
Palacios Army Air FieldPalacios Municipal Airport
Pampa Army Air Fieldabandoned
Pecos Army Air FieldPecos Municipal Airport
Perrin FieldGrayson County Airport
Plainview Army Air FieldHale County Airport
Pyote Army Air Fieldabandoned
Randolph FieldRandolph Air Force Base
San Angelo Army Air FieldMathis Field
San Marcos Army Air FieldSan Marcos Municipal Airport
Sheppard FieldWichita Falls Municipal Airport
South Plains Army Air FieldLubbock International Airport
Temple Army Air FieldDraughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport
Tyler Army Air FieldTyler Pounds Field
Waco Army Air FieldTSTC Waco Airport

See also

References
  1. Texas in World War II (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. 2005. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  2. Murdock, Scott D. "WWII Army Air Fields - Database Summary". airforcebase.net. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  3. "Army and Air Force Flying Fields in the USA". AeroFiles. 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
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