Former airport in Colorado, United States of America
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.