| Leadville Army Airfield | |
| Partof: | Army Air Force Training Command |
| Location: | Lake County, near Leadville, Colorado |
| Type: | Army Airfield |
| Built: | 1942 |
| Used: | 1943-1944 |
| Controlledby: | United States Army Air Forces (Third & Second Air Forces) |
Leadville Municipal Airport (Leadville Army Airfield)[1] was a Colorado World War II Army Airfield "adjacent to Highway No. 24" and named for Leadville, Colorado, 2miles southeast.
On September 10, 1943, the existing Leadville Flight Strip of ~49acres included a 300x landing strip, and the "buildings area" was ~8acres.
The Leadville landing field became* a United States Army Air Forces Third Air Force auxiliary field of Colorado Springs' Peterson Field which was a photo reconnaissance training facility and base of the 35th Altitude Training Unit.[2]
After being used as a post-war municipal airport, the Leadville facility closed and was dismantled by 1949.
*Peterson AAF gliders were used for Camp Hale's[3] Mountain Training Center (October 10, 1942 – October 23, 1943), which operated for a few months at the beginning of Leadville Army Airfield.[4] Camp Hale also had a Military Munitions Site[5] where unexploded ordnance was found in 2002.