Leadville Municipal Airport

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 Army Airfield
Part of Army Air Force Training Command
Lake County, near Leadville, Colorado
1999 image of mobile home park (lower right) on the southeast of the airfield built on the end of an old runway (faintly discernible).
Site information
Type	Army Airfield
Controlled by	United States Army Air Forces (Third & Second Air Forces)
Location
Coordinates	39°16′59.98″N 106°19′59.98″W
Site history
Built	1942[citation needed]
In use	1943-1944

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]}