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Washington World War II Army Airfields is located in Washington (state)
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Bellingham AAF
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Ephrata AAF
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Geiger AAF
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Felts Field
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McChord AAF
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Olympia AAF
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Paine AAF
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Walla Walla AAF
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Port Townsend AAF
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Boeing Field
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Ellensburg AAF
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Moses Lake AAF
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Spokane AAF
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Yakima AB
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Gray AAF
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Port Angeles AAF
Map Of Washington 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 (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Washington for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers.

Most of these airfields were under the command of Second 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[]

Army Air Force Training Command

  • Yakima Air Base, Yakima
Joint use USAAF/Civil Airport
Contract Flying School
Now: Yakima Air Terminal (IATA: YKM, ICAO: KYKM)

Air Transport Command

302d Army Air Force Base Unit
Now: Active Army Airfield which supports Fort Lewis.

Air Technical Service Command

Aircraft delivery facility, Joint use USAAF/Civil Airport
  • Moses Lake AAF, Moses Lake
465th Army Air Force Base Unit
Was: Moses Lake Air Force Base (1947)
Was: Larson Air Force Base (1948-1966)
Now: Grant County International Airport
(IATA: MWH, ICAO: KMWH, FAA Location identifier: MWH)

  • Ellensburg AAF, Ellensburg
Now: Bowers Airport
(IATA: ELN, ICAO: KELN, FAA Location identifier: ELN)
  • Spokane AAF, Spokane
498th Army Air Force Base Unit
Was: Spokane Air Force Base (1947-1950)
Now: Roundel of the USAF Fairchild Air Force Base

Second Air Force

  • Bellingham/Tulip AAF, Bellingham
Now: Bellingham International Airport
(IATA: BLI, ICAO: KBLI, FAA Location identifier: BLI)
  • Ephrata AAF, Ephrata
355th Army Air Force Base Unit
Now: Ephrata Municipal Airport
(IATA: EPH, ICAO: KEPH, FAA Location identifier: EPH)
  • Geiger/Sunset Field AAF, Spokane
41st Army Air Force Base Unit
Now: Spokane International Airport
(IATA: GEG, ICAO: KGEG, FAA Location identifier: GEG)
Seven Mile Gunnery Range, Spokane
Sub-base of Geiger AAF
(7 miles NW of Spokane; may have only been a target field.)
Felts Field, Spokane
Auxiliary of Geiger AAF
Joint civil and contract AAF pilot training
Now: Felts Field Airport (IATA: SFF, ICAO: KSFF)

  • McChord Field AAF, Tacoma
43d Army Air Force Base Unit
Now: Roundel of the USAF Joint Base Lewis-McChord
  • Olympia AAF, Olympia
Now: Olympia Airport
(IATA: OLM, ICAO: KOLM, FAA Location identifier: OLM)
  • Paine Field AAF, Everett/Paine
33d Army Air Force Base Unit
Was: Paine Air Force Base (1951-1968)
(Joint use USAF/Civil Airport)
Now: Paine Air National Guard Base (IATA: PAE, ICAO: KPAE)
  • Port Angeles AAF, Port Angeles, Washington
Now: William R. Fairchild International Airport
(IATA: CLM, ICAO: KCLM)
  • Port Townsend AAF, Port Hadlock
Now: Jefferson County International Airport (IATA: 0S9)
  • Walla Walla AAF, Walla Walla
357th Army Air Force Base Unit
Now: Walla Walla Regional Airport (IATA: ALW, ICAO: KALW, FAA Location identifier: ALW)

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