New York World War II Army Airfields - Major Airfields

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
(IATA: BUF, ICAO: KBUF, FAA LID: BUF)
  • Farmingdale AAF, Farmingdale
436th Army Air Force Base Unit
Used by Republic Aircraft
Now: Republic Airport (IATA: FRG, ICAO: KFRG)
  • Niagara Falls MAP, Niagara Falls
Aircraft modification center
Niagara Falls International Airport
(IATA: IAG, ICAO: KIAG, FAA LID: IAG) and
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: 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
(IATA: SYR, ICAO: KSYR, FAA LID: SYR)

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
(IATA: LGA, ICAO: KLGA, FAA LID: LGA)
  • Albany MAP, Albany
Joint use USAAF/Civil Airport
Now: Albany International Airport
(IATA: ALB, ICAO: KALB, FAA LID: ALB)

First Air Force

  • Mitchell 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
(IATA: FOK, ICAO: KFOK, FAA LID: FOK) and
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
(IATA: SWF, ICAO: KSWF, FAA LID: SWF) and
Stewart Air National Guard Base

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