Texas World War II Army Airfields explained

Texas World War II Army Airfields
Ensign:	Us army air corps shield.svg
Ensign Size:	50px
Type:	Army Airfields
Built:	1940–1944
Used:	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.

Airfields

War name	Current name
	Dyess Air Force Base
Alamo Field^[1] ^[2]	San Antonio International Airport
	abandoned
	Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport
	Avenger Field
	Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
	Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle Airport
Biggs Field	Biggs Army Airfield
	Waco Regional Airport
	Brooks Air Force Base (Closed 30 September 2011)
	Brownwood Regional Airport
	Texas A&M Flight Test Station Airport
	Caddo Mills Municipal Airport
	Childress Municipal Airport
	Cox Field
	Dalhart Municipal Airport
Duncan Field	Kelly Air Force Base
	Maverick County Memorial International Airport
	El Paso International Airport
Ellington Field	Ellington Field
	Carswell Field
Foster Field	Victoria Regional Airport
	Scholes Field
Goodfellow Field	Goodfellow Air Force Base
	Valley International Airport
Hensley Field	Hensley Field
	Hondo Municipal Airport
Kelly Field	Kelly Air Force Base
	Laredo International Airport
	Laughlin Air Force Base
Love Field	Dallas Love Field
	Reese Technology Center
	Majors Airport
	abandoned
	Midland International Airport
Moore Field	Moore Field Airport
	Palacios Municipal Airport
	abandoned
	Pecos Municipal Airport
Perrin Field	Grayson County Airport
Plainview Army Air Field	Hale County Airport
	abandoned
Randolph Field	Randolph Air Force Base
	Mathis Field
	San Marcos Municipal Airport
Sheppard Field	Wichita Falls Municipal Airport
	Lubbock International Airport
	Stinson Municipal Airport
	Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport
	Tyler Pounds Field
	TSTC Waco Airport

See also

• Western Flying Training Command

External links

• Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields:Texas
• Texas Time Travel World War II

Notes and References

1. Web site: An International Airport . 2022-05-27 . San Antonio Conservation Society.
2. Book: A History of Military Aviation in San Antonio . U.S. Department of Defense . 2000 . 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..