The sparsely populated land made ideal locations for gunnery, bombing, and training ranges.

The effect of stationing thousands of airmen brought the reality of war to rural and small town Kansas.

15th Air Force SAC 3/21/1946 Strategic Air Command Download coordinates as: After the war ended, the vast majority of these airfields were declared surplus by the USAAF and were either sold to the public or turned over to the local community.

Many World War II-era reminders remain with abandoned runways and streets, with some wartime-era buildings still in use.

Although the airfield is within the confines of a United States Army post and is still used by the military, it has agreement with the city of Leavenworth to permit civilian use at all hours.