Missouri World War II Army Airfields

During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Missouri 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
Army Air Force Training Command
 * Chester Army Airfield, Perryville
 * Contract flying training
 * Now: Perryville Municipal Airport


 * Harris Army Airfield, Cape Girardeau
 * Contract flying training
 * Now: Cape Girardeau Regional Airport


 * Harvey Parks Airport, Sikeston
 * Contract flying training
 * Now: Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport

Troop Carrier Command
 * Malden Army Airfield, Malden
 * 445th Army Air Force Base Unit
 * Was: Malden Air Base (1951-1960)
 * USAF Contract Flight Training
 * Now: Malden Municipal Airport


 * Sedalia Army Airfield, Knob Noster
 * I Troop Carrier Command
 * 405th Army Air Force Base Unit
 * Was: Sedalia Air Force Auxiliary Field (1948-1951)
 * Was: Sedalia Air Force Base (1951-1955)
 * Now: Roundel of the USAF.svg Whiteman Air Force Base (1955-Pres)
 * Vichy Army Airfield, Vichy
 * Sub-base of Sedalia AAF
 * Now: Rolla National Airport
 * Grandview Airport, Belton (1944-1945)
 * Was: Grandview Air Force Base (1952-1957)
 * Was: Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base (1957-1976)
 * Was: Richards-Gebaur Memorial Airport (1976-1997)


 * Closed 1998. Now non-aviation use as Kansas City SmartPort.


 * Forney Army Airfield, Fort Leonard Wood
 * Support airfield for Ft. Leonard Wood
 * Now: Waynesville Regional Airport at Forney Field

Air Technical Service Command
 * Lambert Field, St. Louis
 * Joint use USAAF/US Navy/Civil Airport
 * Now: Lambert-St. Louis International Airport

Air Transport Command
 * Rosencrans Field Army Airfield, St. Joseph
 * 406th Army Air Force Base Unit
 * Now: Rosecrans Air National Guard Base


 * Kansas City Apt, Kansas City
 * Joint use USAAF/Civil Airport
 * Now: Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport