During World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

 for antisubmarine defense in the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...

 and for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers.

Most of these airfields were under the command of Third Air Force

Third Air Force

The Third Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Forces in Europe . It is headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany....

 or the Army Air Forces Training Command

Air Training Command

Air Training Command is a former major command of the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force. ATC came into being as a redesignation of the Army Air Forces Training Command on July 1, 1946...

 (AAFTC) (predecessor of the current-day United States Air Force

United States Air Force

The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

 Air Education and Training Command

Air Education and Training Command

Air Education and Training Command was established July 1, 1993, with the realignment of Air Training Command and Air University. It is one of the U.S. Air Force's ten major commands and reports to Headquarters, United States Air Force....

). 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 as most were converted into municipal airports. Two remained as active USAF installations until 1960 and a third remained an active Strategic Air Command

Strategic Air Command

The Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic...

 bomber and tanker base prior to its closure and conversion to a commercial international airport in 1974-75. A fourth remained as an active Tactical Air Command

Tactical Air Command

Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia...

 then Air Combat Command

Air Combat Command

Air Combat Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. ACC is one of ten major commands , reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force ....

 fighter base until 1995, when it was converted to air reserve base status as a fighter base for the Air Force Reserve Command

Air Force Reserve Command

The Air Force Reserve Command is a major command of the U.S. Air Force with its headquarters at Robins AFB, Georgia.It stood up as a major command of the Air Force on 17 February 1997....

 and the Florida Air National Guard

Florida Air National Guard

The Florida Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Florida. It is, along with the Florida Army National Guard, an element of the Florida National Guard...

. The others remain as modern day U.S. Air Force installations. Hundreds of the temporary buildings that were used also survive today, with many being used for other purposes.

Major Airfields

Air Technical Service Command

Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics

Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics

The Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics was a military training organization of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II...

• Alachua AAF, 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Gainesville, Florida
  Gainesville, Florida
  Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
  
  

512th Army Air Force Base Unit

Now: Gainesville Regional Airport

Gainesville Regional Airport

Gainesville Regional Airport is a public airport located three miles northeast of the central business district of Gainesville, a city in Alachua County, Florida, United States. The airport is owned by the City of Gainesville, FL and operated by the Gainesville-Alachua County Regional Airport...

 (GNV)

• Cross City AAF, 1 mile east of Cross City, Florida
  Cross City, Florida
  Cross City is a town in Dixie County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,775 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 1,800...
  
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Sub-base of Alachua AAF

Was: Cross City Air Force Station (1959-1969)

Now: Cross City Airport

Cross City Airport

Cross City Airport is a public-use airport located east of the central business district of the town of Cross City in Dixie County, Florida, United States. The airport is publicly owned. It was used by the United States Air Force under the name of Cross City Air Force Station-History:The airport...

 (CTY)

• Dunnellon AAF, 5 miles west of Dunnellon, Florida
  Dunnellon, Florida
  Dunnellon is a city in Marion County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,898 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 1,951...
  
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Sub-base of Alachua AAF

Now: Dunnellon/Marion County Airport

Dunnellon/Marion County Airport

Dunnellon/Marion County Airport and Park of Commerce is a public use airport located four nautical miles east of the central business district of Dunnellon, in Marion County, Florida, United States. The airport is owned by Dunnellon Airport Authority...

 (X35)

• Keystone AAF, 3 miles north of Keystone Heights, Florida
  Keystone Heights, Florida
  Keystone Heights is a town located in both Bradford County and Clay County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,349 at the 2000 census, all of it in the Clay County section, although over 40 percent of the city's area lies in Bradford County. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S...
  
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Sub-base of Alachua AAF

Now: Keystone Heights Airport

Keystone Heights Airport

Keystone Heights Airport is a public airport located within the city limits of Keystone Heights, Florida.The airport is adjacent to Camp Blanding, the Florida National Guard Reservation and "Fly through History" Military Museum and Memorial Park...

 (42J)

• Leesburg AAF, 5 miles east of Leesburg, Florida
  Leesburg, Florida
  Leesburg is a city in Lake County, Florida, United States. The population was 15,956 at the 2000 census. As of 2005, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 19,086.. Leesburg is located in central Florida, between Lake Harris and Lake Griffin, at the head of the Oklawaha River system....
  
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Sub-base of Alachua AAF

Now: Leesburg International Airport

Leesburg International Airport

Leesburg International Airport , formerly known as Leesburg Regional Airport, is a public airport located three miles northeast of the central business district of Leesburg, a city in Lake County, Florida, United States...

 (LEE)

• Montbrook AAF, 2 miles southwest of Williston, Florida
  Williston, Florida
  Williston is a city in Levy County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,297 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 2,467.-Geography:Williston is located at ....
  
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Sub-base of Alachua AAF

Now: Williston Municipal Airport

Williston Municipal Airport

Williston Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Williston, a city in Levy County, Florida, United States. Commonly referred to as Williston Airport, it is located SW of Gainesville Regional Airport...

 (X60)

• Zephyrhills AAF, 1 mile southeast of Zephyrhills, Florida
  Zephyrhills, Florida
  Zephyrhills is a city in Pasco County, Florida. The population was 10,833 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 11,854. It is a suburb of the Tampa Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
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Sub-base to Alachua AAF

Now: Zephyrhills Municipal Airport

Zephyrhills Municipal Airport

Zephyrhills Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile southeast of the central business district of Zephyrhills, a city in Pasco County, Florida, United States.-History:...

 (ZPH)

• Kissimmee AAF, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Kissimmee, Florida
  Kissimmee, Florida
  Kissimmee is a city in Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 59,682. It is the county seat of Osceola County...
  
  

Now: Kissimmee Gateway Airport

Kissimmee Gateway Airport

Kissimmee Gateway Airport , formerly known as Kissimmee Municipal Airport, is a public airport in Kissimmee, a city in Osceola County, Florida, United States. The airport is located 16 nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Orlando...

 (ISM)

• Orlando AAB, 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Orlando, Florida
  Orlando, Florida
  Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
  
  

26th Army Air Force Base Unit

Now: Orlando Executive Airport

Orlando Executive Airport

Orlando Executive Airport is a public-use airport located three nautical miles east of the central business district of Orlando, a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. It is owned by the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority...

 (ORL)

• Bushnell AAF
  Bushnell Army Airfield
  Bushnell Army Airfield is a former World War II United States Army Air Force airfield located northeast of the intersection of Route 301 & Walker Avenue, one mile northeast of the town of Bushnell, Florida.-History:...
  
  , 3 miles northeast of Bushnell, Florida
  Bushnell, Florida
  Bushnell is a city in Sumter County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,050 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 2,119...
  
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Sub-base to Orlando AAB

Now: Undeveloped grassland

• Pinecastle AAF

Was: Pinecastle Air Force Base (1951-1957)

Was: McCoy Air Force Base

McCoy Air Force Base

With McCoy's closure as an active air force installation in 1975, the site was redeveloped and is known today as Orlando International Airport, which carries the airport code MCO .- History :...

 (1957-1975)

Now: Orlando International Airport

Orlando International Airport

Orlando International Airport is a major international airport located southeast of the central business district of Orlando. It is the second busiest airport in Florida, after Miami International Airport...

 (MCO)

Army Air Force Training Command

Eastern Flight Training Command

• Buckingham AAF, 10 miles (16.1 km) east of Fort Myers, Florida
  Fort Myers, Florida
  Fort Myers is the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. Its population was 62,298 in the 2010 census, a 29.23 percent increase over the 2000 figure....
  
  

Eastern Flight Training Command

328th Army Air Force Base Unit

Now: Buckingham Field Airport (FL59)

• Naples AAF, 2 miles northeast of Naples, Florida
  Naples, Florida
  Naples is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States. As of July 1, 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 21,653. Naples is a principal city of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated total population of 315,839 on July 1, 2007...
  
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Sub-base to Buckingham

Now: Naples Municipal Airport

Naples Municipal Airport

-History:Established in 1942 as Naples Army Airfield by the United States Army Air Forces. Assigned initially to the Southeast Training Center . Provided basic flight training to flight cadets by Embry-Riddle Co; Fairchild PT-19s were the primary trainer used...

 (APF)

• Hendricks Field, 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Sebring, Florida
  Sebring, Florida
  Sebring is a city in Highlands County, Florida, United States, nicknamed "The City on the Circle", in reference to Circle Drive, the center of the Sebring Downtown Historic District...
  
  

Southeast Training Center, 1941

Eastern Flight Training Command

76th Army Air Force Base Unit

Now: Sebring Regional Airport

Sebring Regional Airport

Sebring Regional Airport is a general aviation airport located southeast of Sebring, in Highlands County, Florida. A portion of the old runway system is now Sebring International Raceway, home to the 12 Hours of Sebring, an American Le Mans series race, which has been held annually since 1952...

 (SEF)

• Conners AAF, 3 miles northwest of Okeechobee, Florida
  Okeechobee, Florida
  Okeechobee is a city in Okeechobee County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,376 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 5,784. It is the county seat of Okeechobee County. The Speckled Perch Festival is held annually in honor of the most...
  
  

Aux to Hendricks Field; ETFC; joint usage with civil ops

Auxiliary to Hendricks AAF

Now: Okeechobee County Airport

Okeechobee County Airport

Okeechobee County Airport is a general aviation airport located 3 mi northwest of Okeechobee, in Okeechobee County, Florida....

 (OBE)

• Immokalee AAF, 1 mile east-northeast of Immokalee, Florida
  Immokalee, Florida
  Immokalee is a census-designated place in Collier County, Florida, United States. The population was 19,763 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area. The settlement was originally known as Gopher Ridge...
  
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Auxiliary to Hendricks AAF, EFTC

Now: Immokalee Airport

Immokalee Airport

Immokalee Airport is a public-use airport located northeast of the central business district of Immokalee in Collier County, Florida, United States. The airport is publicly owned.-History:...

 (IMM)

• Tyndall Field, 7 miles (11.3 km) southeast of Panama City, Florida
  Panama City, Florida
  -Personal income:The median income for a household in the city was $31,572, and the median income for a family was $40,890. Males had a median income of $30,401 versus $21,431 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,830...
  
  

AAC Gunnery School, 1941

Eastern Flight Training Command

69th Army Air Force Base Unit

Now: Tyndall Air Force Base

Tyndall Air Force Base

Tyndall Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located east of Panama City, Florida. The base was named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lt Frank Benjamin Tyndall...

 (PAM)

• Apalachicola AAF, 2 miles west of Apalachicola, Florida
  Apalachicola, Florida
  Apalachicola is a city in Franklin County, Florida, on US 98 about southwest of Tallahassee. The population was 2,334 at the 2000 census. The 2005 census estimated the city's population at 2,340...
  
  

Sub-base of Tyndall Field

Army Air Force Flexible Gunnery Camp

Now: Apalachicola Municipal Airport

Apalachicola Municipal Airport

Apalachicola Regional Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles west of the central business district of Apalachicola, in Franklin County, Florida, United States. It was previously known as Apalachicola Municipal Airport...

 (AAF)

• Chapman Field, 10 miles (16.1 km) southwest of Miami, Florida
  Miami, Florida
  Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
  
  

Civil, AAF, Navy training usage. Contract flying school part of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Institute

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is a private university in the US specializing in aviation and aerospace engineering. It teaches the science, practice, and business of aviation and aerospace. Called "The Harvard of the Sky" by Time Magazine in 1979, Embry-Riddle has a history dating back to...

Now: Redeveloped as part of urbanized area of Dade County

Miami-Dade County, Florida

Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 2,496,435, making it the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States...

 and as USDA Research Station

• Boca Raton AAF, 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Boca Raton, Florida
  Boca Raton, Florida
  Boca Raton is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA, incorporated in May 1925. In the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. However, the majority of the people under the postal address of Boca Raton, about...
  
  

Eastern Technical Training Command

319th Army Air Force Base Unit

Now: Boca Raton Airport

Boca Raton Airport

Boca Raton Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located two miles northwest of the central business district of Boca Raton, a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States...

 (BCT) and Florida Atlantic University

Florida Atlantic University

Florida Atlantic University, also referred to as FAU or Florida Atlantic, is a public, coeducational, research university located in , United States. The university has six satellite campuses located in the Florida cities of Dania Beach, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Jupiter, Port St. Lucie, and in Fort...

Third Air Force

• Avon Park AAF, 10 miles (16.1 km) northeast of Avon Park, Florida
  Avon Park, Florida
  Avon Park is a city in Highlands County, Florida, United States. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population in 2009 at 8,824. It is the oldest city in Highlands County, and was named after Stratford-upon-Avon, England.-History:...
  
  

Combat Crew Training Station/3d Bomber Command

Was: Avon Park Air Force Base (1946-1956)

Now: Avon Park Air Force Range

Avon Park Air Force Range

The Avon Park Air Force Range is a United States Air Force bombing range and air-ground training complex in the U.S. state of Florida located east of the city of Avon Park.-History:...

 (AGR)

• Bartow AAF, 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Bartow, Florida
  Bartow, Florida
  Bartow is the county seat of Polk County, Florida, United States. Founded in 1851 as Fort Blount, the city was renamed in honor of Francis S. Bartow the first brigade commander to die in combat during the American Civil War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Census, the city had a...
  
  

III Fighter Command

Was: Bartow Air Base (1950-1961)

Now: Bartow Municipal Airport

Bartow Municipal Airport

Bartow Municipal Airport is a public use airport located four miles northeast of the central business district of Bartow, a city in Polk County, Florida, United States...

 (BOW)

• Dale Mabry Field
  Dale Mabry Field
  Dale Mabry Field was an early airfield located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States established in 1928 and replaced by Tallahassee Regional Airport. It was located at what is now Appleyard Drive and W...
  
  , 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Tallahassee, Florida
  Tallahassee, Florida
  Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...
  
  

III Fighter Command

Was: Dale Mabry Field (commercial airport) (1946-1961)

Now: Campus of Tallahassee Community College

Tallahassee Community College

Tallahassee Community College is a community college, located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. The institution was founded in 1966 by the Florida Legislature. The college is a member of the Florida College System....

• Drew Field, 5 miles (8 km) west of Tampa, Florida
  Tampa, Florida
  Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
  
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Now: Tampa International Airport

Tampa International Airport

Tampa International Airport is a major public airport located six nautical miles west of the central business district of Tampa, in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. This airport is publicly owned by Hillsborough County Aviation Authority...

 (TPA)

• Brooksville AAF, 6 miles southwest of Brooksville, Florida
  Brooksville, Florida
  Brooksville is an incorporated city in Hernando County, Florida, in the United States. It is the county seat of Hernando County. It is a suburban city included in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
  
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Auxiliary to Drew Field

Now: Hernando County Airport

Hernando County Airport

Hernando County Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located southwest of the central business district of Brooksville, a city in Hernando County, Florida, United States. It is owned by Hernando County and is north of Tampa...

 (BKV)

and Florida Army National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility #2

• Drane Field/Lakeland AAF
  Lakeland Linder Regional Airport
  Lakeland Linder Regional Airport is a public airport located four miles southwest of the central business district of Lakeland, a city in Polk County, Florida, United States...
  
  , 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Lakeland, Florida
  Lakeland, Florida
  Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States, located approximately midway between Tampa and Orlando along Interstate 4. According to the 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the city had a population of 94,406...
  
  

also Florida Army National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility #2, 1976-2000

Now: Lakeland Linder Regional Airport

Lakeland Linder Regional Airport

Lakeland Linder Regional Airport is a public airport located four miles southwest of the central business district of Lakeland, a city in Polk County, Florida, United States...

 (LAL)

• Winter Haven AAF, 2 miles northwest of Winter Haven, Florida
  Winter Haven, Florida
  Winter Haven is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 26,487 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 estimates, the city had a population of 32,577, making it the second most populated city in Polk County...
  
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Aux to Lakeland AAF

Now: Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport

Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport

Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Winter Haven, a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. It is owned by the City of Winter Haven. It is also known as Winter Haven Municipal Airport or...

 (GIF)

• Hillsborough AAF
  Hillsborough Army Airfield
  Hillsborough Army Airfield is a former World War II United States Army Air Forces airfield which was located about 7 miles north of Tampa, Florida.-History:...
  
  , 7 miles (11.3 km) north-northeast of Tampa, Florida
  Tampa, Florida
  Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
  
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III Fighter Command

Now: Redeveloped as part of urbanized area of Hillsborough County

Hillsborough County, Florida

As of the census of 2000, there were 998,948 people, 391,357 households, and 255,164 families residing in the county. The population density was 951 people per square mile . There were 425,962 housing units at an average density of 405 per square mile...

, the southern portion of which is Busch Gardens, Tampa.

• Marianna AAF, 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Marianna, Florida
  Marianna, Florida
  Marianna is a city in Jackson County, Florida, United States. The population was 6,230 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 6,200 . It is the county seat of Jackson County and is home to Chipola College...
  
  

325th Army Air Force Base Unit

Was Marianna Air Base (1951-1960)

Now: Marianna Municipal Airport

Marianna Municipal Airport

Marianna Municipal Airport is a public use airport located four nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Marianna, a city in Jackson County, Florida, United States. It is owned by the Marianna Municipal Airport Authority. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated...

 (MAI)

• MacDill Field, 8 miles (12.9 km) south-southwest of Tampa, Florida
  Tampa, Florida
  Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
  
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Now: MacDill Air Force Base

MacDill Air Force Base

MacDill Air Force Base is an active United States Air Force base located approximately south-southwest of downtown Tampa, Florida...

 (MCF)

• Page Field/Fort Myers AAF, 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Fort Myers, Florida
  Fort Myers, Florida
  Fort Myers is the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. Its population was 62,298 in the 2010 census, a 29.23 percent increase over the 2000 figure....
  
  

III Fighter Command

Now: Page Field

Page Field

Page Field General Aviation Airport is a public airport located three miles south of the central business district of Fort Myers, a city in Lee County, Florida, United States...

 (FMY)

• Perry AAF, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Perry, Florida
  Perry, Florida
  Perry is a city in Taylor County, Florida, United States. The population was 7,017 at the 2010 census. As of 2010, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 7,017....
  
  

III FC/Joint use with United States Navy

Now: Perry-Foley Airport

Perry-Foley Airport

Perry-Foley Airport is a public-use airport located south of the central business district of the city of Perry in Taylor County, Florida, United States...

 (40J)

• Pinellas AAF, 8 miles (12.9 km) northeast of St. Petersburg, Florida
  St. Petersburg, Florida
  St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is known as a vacation destination for both American and foreign tourists. As of 2008, the population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau is 245,314, making St...
  
  

III Fighter Command

Now: St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport

St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport

St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport is a joint civil-military airport located in unincorporated Pinellas County, Florida, north of St. Petersburg, serving St...

 (PIE) and

Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater

Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater

United States Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater is the United States Coast Guard's largest air station. It is located at the St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport in Clearwater, Florida and is home to nearly 600 USCG aviation and support personnel...

 and Army Reserve Army Aviation Support Facility

• Punta Gorda AAF, 5 miles (8 km) east of Punta Gorda, Florida
  Punta Gorda, Florida
  Punta Gorda is a city in Charlotte County, Florida, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau estimates of 2007, the city had a population of 16,762. It is the county seat of Charlotte County and the only incorporated municipality in the county...
  
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Now: Charlotte County Airport

Charlotte County Airport

-Facilities and aircraft:Charlotte County Airport covers an area of which contains three asphalt paved runways: 4/22 measuring , 15/33 measuring , and 9/27 measuring ....

 (PGD)

• Sarasota AAF, 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northwest of Sarasota, Florida
  Sarasota, Florida
  Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the U.S. state of Florida. It is south of the Tampa Bay Area and north of Fort Myers...
  
  

III Fighter Command

Now: Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport

Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport

Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport is an airport located between Bradenton and Sarasota, Florida. The airport is shared by both Manatee County and Sarasota County . Most airlines refer to the airport on destination maps and flight status displays as just "Sarasota", as that is the more...

 (SRQ)

• Venice AAF, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Venice, Florida
  Venice, Florida
  Venice is a city in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 estimates, the city had a population of 21,015. It is noted for its large snowbird population. Its newspaper is the Venice Gondolier Sun...
  
  

422d Army Air Force Base Unit

III Fighter Command

Now: Venice Municipal Airport

Venice Municipal Airport

Venice Municipal Airport is a city managed public-use airport located two miles south of the central business district of Venice, a city in Sarasota County, Florida, United States.- History :...

 (VNC)

Army Air Force Proving Ground Command

• Eglin Field, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Valparaiso, Florida
  Valparaiso, Florida
  Valparaiso is a city in Okaloosa County, Florida, in the United States, and it is named after the Chilean city of Valparaiso. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,408. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 6,336...
  
  

51st Army Air Force Base Unit

Now: Eglin Air Force Base

Eglin Air Force Base

Eglin Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 3 miles southwest of Valparaiso, Florida in Okaloosa County....

 (VPS)

• Hurlburt Field, 5 miles west of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
  Fort Walton Beach, Florida
  Fort Walton Beach is a city in southern Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. As of 2005, the population estimate for Fort Walton Beach was 19,992, and as of 2010, the population estimate for Fort Walton Beach is 19,507 recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau...
  
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Auxiliary to Eglin AAF

Was: Eglin AFB Auxiliary Field #9 / Hurlburt Field

Hurlburt Field

Hurlburt Field is a U.S. Air Force installation located in Okaloosa County, Florida, immediately west of the Town of Mary Esther. It is part of the greater Eglin Air Force Base reservation, and is home to Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command , the 1st Special Operations Wing , the...

Now: Hurlburt Field

Hurlburt Field

Hurlburt Field is a U.S. Air Force installation located in Okaloosa County, Florida, immediately west of the Town of Mary Esther. It is part of the greater Eglin Air Force Base reservation, and is home to Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command , the 1st Special Operations Wing , the...

 (HRT)

• Duke Field, 8 miles north of Valparaiso, Florida
  Valparaiso, Florida
  Valparaiso is a city in Okaloosa County, Florida, in the United States, and it is named after the Chilean city of Valparaiso. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,408. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 6,336...
  
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Auxiliary to Eglin AAF

Now: Eglin AFB Aux Field #3 / Duke Field

Duke Field

Duke Field , also known as Eglin AFB Auxiliary Field #3, is a military airport located three miles south of the central business district of Crestview, in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States-Units:...

 (EGI)

Air Transport Command

• Homestead AAF, 5 miles (8 km) east of Homestead, Florida
  Homestead, Florida
  Homestead is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States nestled between Biscayne National Park to the east and Everglades National Park to the west. Homestead is primarily a Miami suburb and a major agricultural area....
  
  

427th Army Air Force Base Unit

Was: Homestead Air Force Base (1948-1995)

Now: Homestead Air Reserve Base

Homestead Air Reserve Base

Homestead Air Reserve Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately east-northeast of Homestead, Florida.The host unit at Homestead is the 482d Fighter Wing assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command Tenth Air Force...

 (HST)

• Miami AAF, 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Miami, Florida
  Miami, Florida
  Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
  
  

408th Army Air Force Base Unit

Joint use USAAF/Pan American Airways

Now: Miami International Airport

Miami International Airport

Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the South Florida area...

 (MIA)

• Morrison Field, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Palm Beach, Florida
  Palm Beach, Florida
  The Town of Palm Beach is an incorporated town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The Intracoastal Waterway separates it from the neighboring cities of West Palm Beach and Lake Worth...
  
  

427th Army Air Force Base Unit

Was: Palm Beach Air Force Base

Palm Beach Air Force Base

Palm Beach Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base located in Palm Beach County, just west of West Palm Beach, Florida. During its operational use by the military, its major mission was air transport and as a training base...

 (1951-1962)

Now: Palm Beach International Airport

Palm Beach International Airport

Palm Beach International Airport is a public airport located 3 nautical miles west of Palm Beach, Florida, in West Palm Beach, Florida, and serves Palm Beach County. The airport is operated and maintained by Palm Beach County Department of Airports. Road access to the airport is available...

 (PBI)

Secondary Airfields

Carrabelle Flight Strip

Carrabelle-Thompson Airport

Carrabelle-Thompson Airport is a public airport located approximately west-southwest of central Carrabelle, Florida.-History:During World War II, the facility was built in 1943 by the United States Army Air Force as a Third Air Force auxiliary landing field known as Carrabelle Flight Strip...

 (2 mi (3.2 km) west of Carrabelle) Eglin Aux Fields (#1-#9) Lake Wales Army Auxiliary Field

Lake Wales Municipal Airport

Lake Wales Municipal Airport is a public-use airport located west of the central business district of the city of Lake Wales in Polk County, Florida, United States. The airport is publicly owned.-History:...

(2 mi (3.2 km) west-southwest of Lake Wales) Marathon Flt Strip (3 mi (4.8 km) east-northeast of Marathon) Page Field (4 mi (6.4 km) south of Fort Myers) Taylor Field (1 mi (1.6 km) southwest of Ocala)

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