World War II
The airport was opened to the public in April 1940. Taken over by the United States Army Air Forces on 22 March 1941 as a basic (level 1) pilot training airfield. Assigned to USAAF West Coast Training Center (later Western Flying Training Command). Conducted contract basic flying training. Fairchild PT-19s were the primary trainer used. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans and a few P-40 Warhawks assigned. There may have been as many as six auxiliary airfields in the area used for emergency and overflow landings during its USAAF use.
Transferred to the United States Navy as King City NAAS in April 1945. Returned to civil control in December 1945.
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