Not to be confused with Lake County Airport (Colorado).

Leadville Municipal Airport (Leadville Army Airfield c. Aug 1943-5)[1] was a Colorado World War II Army Airfield "adjacent to Highway No. 24"[2] and named for Leadville, Colorado, 2 mi (3.2 km) southeast.[citation needed]

Leadville Flight Strip

On September 10, 1943, the existing Leadville Flight Strip of ~49 acres (20 ha) included a 300 ft × 1,450 ft (91 m × 442 m) landing strip, and the "buildings area" was ~8 acres (3.2 ha).[2]

Leadville Army Airfield

The Leadville landing field became* a United States Army Air Forces Third Air Force auxiliary field of Colorado Springs' Peterson Field which was a photo reconnaissance training facility and base of the 35th Altitude Training Unit.[3][failed verification]

Municipal airport

After being used as a post-war municipal airport, the Leadville facility closed and was dismantled by 1949.[citation needed]


References

*Peterson AAF gliders were used for Camp Hale's[4] Mountain Training Center (October 10, 1942 – October 23, 1943), which operated for a few months at the beginning of Leadville Army Airfield.[5] Camp Hale also had a Military Munitions Site[6] where unexploded ordnance was found in 2002.

  1. ^ http://forum.armyairforces.com/m_153039/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm#153098 ArmyAirForces.com Forum: AAF Ground Commands, Stations, & Bases
  2. ^ a b Meager, Ralph C., PLAN OF EROSION CONTROL: Leadvillle Flight Strip, Camp Hale: Office of the Post Engineer
  3. ^ Shaw, Frederick J., ed. (2004). Locating Air Force Base Sites History's Legacy (PDF) (Report). Washington DC: Air Force History and Museums Program. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
  4. ^ "CG4A Gliders Stationed at Peterson AAF". Archived from the original on 2010-12-19. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  5. ^ "Records of Headquarters Army Ground Forces [AGF]". 2016-08-15.
  6. ^ http://www.camphale.org/Assets/Camp%20Hale%20IRMP%20_Final_abbrev.pdf [bare URL PDF]