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During World War II, the [[United States Army Air Forces]] (USAAF) established numerous airfields in [[New York (state)|New York]] for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers.

Most of these airfields were under the command of [[First Air Force]] or the [[Air Training Command|Army Air Forces Training Command]] (AAFTC) (A predecessor of the current-day [[United States Air Force]] [[Air Education and Training Command]]).  However the other USAAF support commands (Air Technical Service Command (ATSC); Air Transport Command (ATC) or Troop Carrier Command) commanded a significant number of airfields in a support roles.

It is still possible to find remnants of these wartime airfields. Many were converted into municipal airports, some were returned to agriculture and several were retained as [[United States Air Force]] installations and were front-line bases during the [[Cold War]]. Hundreds of the temporary buildings that were used survive today, and are being used for other purposes.

==Major airfields==
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'''Air Technical Service Command'''
* Buffalo MAP, [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]
: Joint use USAAF/Civil Airport<br>Aircraft modification center.
: Also contract flying school operated by Curtiss-Wright Corp.
: Now: [[Buffalo Niagara International Airport]]<br>{{Airport codes|BUF|KBUF|BUF}}
* Farmingdale AAF, [[Farmingdale, New York|Farmingdale]]
: 436th Army Air Force Base Unit
: Used by Republic Aircraft
: Now: [[Republic Airport]] {{Airport codes|FRG|KFRG}}
* Niagara Falls MAP, [[Niagara Falls, New York|Niagara Falls]]
: Aircraft modification center
: [[Niagara Falls International Airport]]<br>{{Airport codes|IAG|KIAG|IAG}} and
: [[File:Roundel of the USAF.svg|20px]] Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station
* Rome AAF, [[Rome, New York|Rome]]
: 420th Army Air Force Base Unit (Rome ASC)
: Was: Rome Air Force Base (1948)
: Was: [[Griffiss Air Force Base]] (1948-1991)
: Now: [[File:Roundel of the USAF.svg|20px]] [[Rome Laboratory]] (1991-Pres)
:: Wheeler Sack Field AAF, [[Deferiet, New York|Deferiet]]
:: Sub-base of Rome AAF
:: Supported [[Fort Drum]]
:: Now: [[Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield]], Active US Army Airfield.
* Syracuse AAB, [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]]
: 393d Army Air Force Base Unit (Rome ASC)
: Now: [[Syracuse Hancock International Airport]]<br> {{Airport codes|SYR|KSYR|SYR}}
: [[File:Roundel of the USAF.svg|20px]] [[Hancock Field Air National Guard Base]]

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'''Air Transport Command'''
* La Guardia Field, [[New York City, New York|New York City]]
: 523d Army Air Force Base Unit (Reduced)
: Joint use USAAF/Civil Airport
: Now: [[La Guardia Airport]]<br>{{Airport codes|LGA|KLGA|LGA}}
* Albany MAP, [[Albany, New York|Albany]]
: Joint use USAAF/Civil Airport
: Now: [[Albany International Airport]]<br>{{Airport codes|ALB|KALB|ALB}}

'''First Air Force'''
* Mitchel AAF, [[Garden City, New York|Garden City]]
: 1st Army Air Force Base Unit
: Was: [[Mitchel Air Force Base]] (1947-1961)
: Now: [https://web.archive.org/web/20071221082902/http://www.airfields-freeman.com/NY/Airfields_NY_LongIsC.htm#Mitchel Non-flying facility part of greater NYC urbanised area].
* Suffolk County AAF, [[Westhampton Beach, New York|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]]<br>{{Airport codes|FOK|KFOK|FOK}} and
: [[File:Roundel of the USAF.svg|20px]] [[Suffolk County Air Force Base|Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base]]

'''Air Education and Training Command'''
* Stewart AAF, [[Newburgh, New York|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]]<br>{{Airport codes|SWF|KSWF|SWF}} and
: [[File:Roundel of the USAF.svg|20px]] [[Stewart Air National Guard Base]]
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==References==
* Maurer, Maurer (1983). ''Air Force Combat Units of World War II''. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. {{ISBN|0-89201-092-4}}.
* Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). ''Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977''. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. {{ISBN|0-912799-12-9}}.
* Thole, Lou (1999), ''Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now - Vol. 2''.  Pictorial Histories Pub. {{ISBN|1-57510-051-7}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140517043623/http://www.airfieldsdatabase.com/ww2/ww2.htm Military Airfields in World War II - New York]

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