Utah World War II Army Airfields

During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Utah 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
Proving Ground Command
 * Dugway AAF, Tooele
 * Now: Michael Army Airfield
 * Part of: United States Department of the Army Seal.svg Dugway Proving Ground (United States Army)

Air Technical Service Command
 * Hill AAF, Clearfield
 * Now: Roundel of the USAF.svg Hill Air Force Base
 * Hinckley Field, Ogden
 * Sub-base of Hill AAF
 * Now: Ogden-Hinckley Airport

Army Air Forces Training Command
 * Kearns Army Air Base
 * Western Technical Training Command
 * (Basic Training Center, Technical Training)

Second Air Force
 * Kearns Army Airfield
 * Assigned to Second Air Force, 1 October 1943
 * Operational airfield of Kearns Army Air Base (AAFTC)
 * Now: South Valley Regional Airport


 * Salt Lake City AAB/APT, Salt Lake City
 * Joint Use USAAF/Civil Airport as freight terminal
 * Now: Salt Lake City International Airport


 * Wendover AAF, Wendover
 * Was: Wendover Air Force Base (1947-1965)
 * Now: Wendover Airport
 * Auxiliary fields: (Delle AF Aux 40.7625°N, -112.78722°W, Knolls CAA 40.73528°N, -113.23056°W, Low Flight Strip)
 * Note: Delle was reported to have had an "asterisk" type layout, runways under 2000' in length. Aux to Wendover AAF and to Salt Lake City AAB.  Later taken over by a private person and some remains can been seen.  Two of the runways were paved by the new owner and can be seen still.  It has been reported that occasionally aircraft have been seen there, assume private and uncharted and unlisted.  No other data on this field exists.  Status assumed closed.
 * Note: Knolls was a 3000x3000' all way field; clay. used by Wendover as an Aux for light aircraft (e.g.L4). Some indications that a few P-47 ops took place as well