Oregon World War II Army Airfields - Major Airfields

Major Airfields

Second Air Force

  • Corvallis AAF, Corvallis
II Fighter Command
Also known as Corvallis NAAS/MCAAF (temp transfer to Navy/Marine Corps)
Now: Corvallis Municipal Airport (IATA: CVO, ICAO: KCVO)
  • Portland AAB, Portland
44th Army Air Force Base Unit
Now: Portland Air National Guard Base (IATA: PDX, ICAO: KPDX)
Joint use AAF/Navy/Civil Airport
  • Redmond AAF, Redmond
Sub-base of Portland AAF
Now: Roberts Field Airport (IATA: RDM, ICAO: KRDM)
Also several auxiliary fields (Aurora Flight Strip, Eugene Municipal Airport)

Air Technical Service Command

  • Madras AAF, Madras
Now: Madras Municipal Airport (was City-County Airport) (IATA: S33)
  • Medford AAF, Medford
Joint use with US Navy
Now: Medford Jackson County Airport (IATA: MFR, ICAO: KMFR)
  • Pendleton Field AAF, Pendleton
Spokane Air Service Command
470th Army Air Force Base Unit
Joint use with US Navy
Now: Pendleton Regional Airport (IATA: PDT, ICAO: KPDT)
  • Salem AAF, Salem
Now: McNary Field Airport (IATA: SLE, ICAO: KSLE)

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