Postwar Use
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After the war ended, the vast majority of these airfields were declared surplus by the USAAF and were either sold to the public or turned over to the local community. Most of them today are small, rural general aviation airports. Many World-War II era reminders remain with abandoned runways and streets, with some wartime-era buildings still in use.
Marshall AAF is located at Fort Riley. It is still in use by the United States Army as a military airfield and is not open to the public.
Sherman AAF is located at Fort Leavenworth. Although the airfield is within the confines of a United States Army post and is still used by the military, it has agreement with the city of Leavenworth to permit civilian use at all hours.
Smoky Hill AAF and Topeka AAF became major United States Air Force Strategic Air Command (SAC) bases (Shilling AFB, Forbes AFB). In the 1960s and early 1970s they were taken off active duty and were turned over to the local communities for redevelopment. Both are still in use by the Air National Guard.
Wichita Army Airfield (Now: McConnell Air Force Base) Is located at the site of Wichita's original municipal airport, which shared a runway with the Boeing Aircraft Wichita facility. Boeing produced B-29 Superfortresses at Wichita, and the USAAF Air Materiel Command took over control of the airport in 1942 to accept, service and coordinate the transfer of newly-produced aircraft to other installations. It was returned to civilian jurisdiction in 1946. Wichita Municipal Airport was acquired by the United States Air Force in 1951, and it became McConnell AFB.
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