Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II


Table 217 -- Airfields Outside Continental US By Location: 1941 to 1945

Location
1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
31 Dec 31 Dec 31 Dec 31 Dec 8 May 14 Aug
Total 31 358 559 751 911 634
             
Africa - 73 94 45 31 21
Asia - 23 65 96 175 115
Atlantic Islands 5 27 a 20 21 21
Australia - 20 35 10 7 3
Europe - 33 119 302 392 196
             
North America 7 74 83 67 66 62
Pacific Islands - 21 65 100 57 56
South America - 27 28 22 32 32
US Possessions 19 60 70 89 130 128
a - Included in North America
Source: Assistant Chief of Air Staff-4, Air Installations Division.