In 1943–44, the US Army Air Forces acquired 2,284 acres (9.24 km2) to build a satellite airfield for the use of Kingman AAF and its gunnery school.

The civil Port Kingman Airport was also utilized as an auxiliary landing field: Yucca AAF was closed and turned over to the Army Division Engineers on 23 December 1945.

In 1954 the Packard Motor Company acquired the airport facility and began using the runways for automobile testing.

Ford also continued to use some of the original military facilities, including the control tower, runways, taxiways, and parking aprons.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency