Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II


Table 215 -- Airfields in Continental US By Air Force or Command and by Type of Airfield: 1941 to 1945

(Figures are as of end of the month.)

Air Force or Command and Type of Airfield
1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
Nov Dec Dec Dec Dec Apr Aug
Total 114 151 614 783 723 703 670
               
Main Bases 114 151 345 345 377 356 344
Sub-Bases - - 71 116 37 56 57
Auxiliary Fields - - 198 322 309 291 269
               
Continental Air Forces - Total     - - - 2 7
Main Bases     - - - 2 7
Sub-Bases     - - - - -
Auxiliary Fields     - - - - -
               
First Air Force - Total     29 34 25 41 38
Main Bases     29 11 19 21 21
Sub-Bases     - 19 6 4 3
Auxiliary Fields     - 4 - 16 14
               
Second Air Force - Total     53 56 53 44 42
Main Bases     42 41 41 32 30
Sub-Bases     11 15 4 3 3
Auxiliary Fields     - - 8 9 9
               
Third Air Force - Total     75 76 52 37 40
Main Bases     43 22 36 29 31
Sub-Bases     32 40 - - -
Auxiliary Fields     - 14 16 8 9
               
Fourth Air Force - Total     43 64 34 33 31
Main Bases     11 23 20 20 19
Sub-Bases     25 31 14 13 12
Auxiliary Fields     7 10 - - -
               
I Troop Carrier Command - Total     11 10 24 20 37
Main Bases     11 10 9 8 13
Sub-Bases     - - 2 3 4
Auxiliary Fields     - - 13 9 20
               
Training Command - Total     295 430 373 278 258
Main Bases     104 125 108 78 74
Sub-Bases     - 11 9 12 14
Auxiliary Fields     191 294 256 188 170
               
Air Technical Service Command - Total     59 59 96 163 140
Main Bases     59 59 89 109 98
Sub-Bases     - - 1 18 18
Auxiliary Fields     - - 6 36 24
               
Air Transport Command - Total     23 33 43 54 49
Main Bases     23 33 41 41 38
Sub-Bases     - - 1 2 2
Auxiliary Fields     - - 1 11 9
               
Personnel Distribution Command - Total     - - 3 11 9
Main Bases     - - 3 6 4
Sub-Bases     - - - - -
Auxiliary Fields     - - - 5 5
               
Other a - Total     26 21 20 20 19
Main Bases     23 21 11 10 9
Sub-Bases     3 - - 1 1
Auxiliary Fields     - - 9 9 9
 
a - Includes AAF Center and Command General, AAF.
Source:  Assistant Chief of Air Staff-4, Air Installation Division.