Kentucky World War II Army Airfields

Kentucky World War II Army Airfields
Part of World War II
Type Army Airfields
Site history
Built 1940-1944
In use 1940-present

During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Kentucky for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers.

Most of these airfields were under the command of First Air Force or the Army Air Forces Training Command (AAFTC) (A predecessor of the current-day United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command). However the other USAAF support commands (Air Technical Service Command (ATSC); Air Transport Command (ATC) or Troop Carrier Command) commanded a significant number of airfields in a support roles.

It is still possible to find remnants of these wartime airfields. Many were converted into municipal airports, some were returned to agriculture and several were retained as United States Air Force installations and were front-line bases during the Cold War. Hundreds of the temporary buildings that were used survive today, and are being used for other purposes.

Major airfields

First Air Force
Support for Fort Knox
99th Army Air Force Base Unit
Was: Godman Air Force Base (1947-1954)
Now: active United States Army Airfield (IATA: FTK, ICAO: KFTK, FAA LID: FTK)
Sub-base of Smyrna AAF, Tennessee
99th Army Air Force Base Unit (DET)
Was: Campbell Air Force Base (1947-1959)
Now: active United States Army Airfield (IATA: HOP, ICAO: KHOP, FAA LID: HOP)
Air Technical Service Command
Aircraft Modification Center
Now: Louisville International Airport (IATA: SDF, ICAO: KSDF, FAA LID: SDF)
Troop Carrier Command
AAF Convalescent Hospital
27th Army Air Force Base Unit
Now: Bowman Field Airport (IATA: LOU, ICAO: KLOU, FAA LID: LOU)
Auxiliary to Bowman AAF
Now: Blue Grass Airport (IATA: LEX, ICAO: KLEX, FAA LID: LEX)

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