New York World War II Army airfields

During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in New York 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
Air Technical Service Command
 * Buffalo MAP, Buffalo
 * Joint use USAAF/Civil Airport Aircraft modification center.
 * Also contract flying school operated by Curtiss-Wright Corp.
 * Now: Buffalo Niagara International Airport


 * Farmingdale AAF, Farmingdale
 * 436th Army Air Force Base Unit
 * Used by Republic Aircraft
 * Now: Republic Airport


 * Niagara Falls MAP, Niagara Falls
 * Aircraft modification center
 * Niagara Falls International Airport and
 * Roundel of the USAF.svg Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station


 * Rome AAF, Rome
 * 420th Army Air Force Base Unit (Rome ASC)
 * Was: Rome Air Force Base (1948)
 * Was: Griffiss Air Force Base (1948-1991)
 * Now: Roundel of the USAF.svg Rome Laboratory (1991-Pres)
 * Wheeler Sack Field AAF, Deferiet
 * Sub-base of Rome AAF
 * Supported Fort Drum
 * Now: Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield, Active US Army Airfield.


 * Syracuse AAB, Syracuse
 * 393d Army Air Force Base Unit (Rome ASC)
 * Now: Syracuse Hancock International Airport
 * Roundel of the USAF.svg Hancock Field Air National Guard Base

Air Transport Command
 * La Guardia Field, New York City
 * 523d Army Air Force Base Unit (Reduced)
 * Joint use USAAF/Civil Airport
 * Now: La Guardia Airport


 * Albany MAP, Albany
 * Joint use USAAF/Civil Airport
 * Now: Albany International Airport

First Air Force
 * Mitchel AAF, Garden City
 * 1st Army Air Force Base Unit
 * Was: Mitchel Air Force Base (1947-1961)
 * Now: Non-flying facility part of greater NYC urbanised area.


 * Suffolk County AAF, Westhampton Beach
 * 437th Army Air Force Base Unit
 * Was: Suffolk County Air Force Base (1947-1969)
 * Was: Suffolk County Airport (1969-1991) and Suffolk County Air National Guard Base (1970-1991)
 * Now: Francis S. Gabreski Airport and
 * Roundel of the USAF.svg Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base

Air Education and Training Command
 * Stewart AAF, Newburgh
 * 320th Army Air Force Base Unit
 * Supported United States Military Academy, West Point
 * Was: Stewart Air Force Base (1947-1970)
 * Now: Stewart International Airport and
 * Roundel of the USAF.svg Stewart Air National Guard Base