Montana World War II Army Airfields

During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Montana 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 support roles.

It is still possible to find remnants of these wartime airfields. Many were converted into municipal airports, returned to agriculture, or retained as United States Air Force installations that served as 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
Second Air Force
 * Cut Bank Army Airfield, Cut Bank
 * II Fighter Command
 * Now: Cut Bank Municipal Airport


 * Glasgow Army Airfield, Glasgow
 * II Fighter Command
 * Now: Glasgow International Airport
 * Note: Glasgow Air Force Base (1957-1976) is NOT the World War II Airfield.


 * Great Falls Army Airfield, Great Falls
 * 352d Army Air Force Base Unit
 * Was: Great Falls Air Force Base (1947-1955)
 * Now: Roundel of the USAF.svg Malmstrom Air Force Base (1955-Present; runway inactive since 1997, limited to rotary-wing ops)


 * Lewistown Army Airfield, Lewistown
 * II Bomber Command
 * Now: Lewistown Municipal Airport

Air Transport Command
 * Gore Army Airfield, Great Falls
 * Joint use USAAF/Civil Airport
 * 7th Ferrying Group
 * 385th Army Air Force Base Unit
 * Now: Great Falls International Airport
 * And: Roundel of the USAF.svg Great Falls Air National Guard Base


 * Helena Army Airfield, Helena
 * Joint use USAAF/Civil Airport
 * Now: Helena Regional Airport