Dalhart Army Airfield

Dalhart Army Airfield
Dalhart Army Airfield, Texas 13 October 1943
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Built	1942
In use	1942-1945
Coordinates	36°01′21″N 102°32′50″W / 36.02250°N 102.54722°W / 36.02250; -102.54722 (Dalhart AAF)Coordinates: 36°01′21″N 102°32′50″W / 36.02250°N 102.54722°W / 36.02250; -102.54722 (Dalhart AAF)
Map
Dalhart Army Airfield Dalhart Army Airfield, Texas
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 00/18 9,388 2,861 Bituminous 06/24 9,320 2,841 Bituminous 14/32 9,320 2,841 Bituminous
Runway information from: Military Airfields in WW2, Texas

Hartley Field West Field Dalhart Army Airfield Auxiliary #1
Hartley Field, Dalhart Auxiliary #1 13 October 1943.
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Built	1942
In use	1942-1945
Coordinates	36°01′19″N 102°41′22″W / 36.02194°N 102.68944°W / 36.02194; -102.68944 (Hartley Field #1)
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 00/18 8,000 2,438 Bituminous 06/24 8,000 2,438 Bituminous 14/32 8,000 2,438 Bituminous
Runway information from: Military Airfields in WW2, Texas

Dallam Field East Field Dalhart Army Airfield Auxiliary #2 Miller Field Airport
Dallam Field, Dalhart Auxiliary #2, 13 October 1943
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Built	1942
In use	1942–2002
Coordinates	36°05′37″N 102°25′24″W / 36.09361°N 102.42333°W / 36.09361; -102.42333 (Dallam Field #2)
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 00/18 8,000 2,438 Bituminous 06/24 8,000 2,438 Bituminous 14/32 8,000 2,438 Bituminous
Runway information from: Military Airfields in WW2, Texas

Dalhart Army Air Base is a former World War II military airfield complex near the city of Dalhart, Texas. It operated three training sites for the United States Army Air Forces from 1943 until 1945.

The majority of the namesake city of Dalhart, Texas lies in southern Dallam County, while those parts of Dalhart city south of 11th Street are actually in northern Hartley County, Texas. The main airfield of Dalhart Army Air Base was 3.4 miles southwest of the city, so it was located in Hartley County. Auxiliary #1 (Hartley Field) was 10.2 miles west-southwest of the city, also in Hartley County. Auxiliary #2 (Dallam Field) was located 5.5 miles east-northeast of the city in Dallam County.

In the wake of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Dalhart Texan newspaper began asking its readers what they could do to support America’s war effort. Three prominent men in Dalhart, Herman Steele, manager of the Dalhart Chamber of Commerce, along with Mayor Herbert Peeples and Elmer Elliot, manager of the DeSoto Hotel announced plans to petition the Army Air Corps to build a training base near the town.

On Wednesday, 20 May 1942, The Dalhart Texan reported they had been successful in bringing to Dalhart a new glider school. The official announcement came from Representative Eugene Worley’s office. Land for the airfield was purchased as a result of Dallam and Hartley Country issuing a bond in 1942 for the purchase of more than 3,000 acres of land southwest of Dalhart for an Army Air Corps training airfield.

Construction proceeded on the new army airfield and Dalhart Army Airfield opened in May 1942. While under construction the command's temporary headquarters operated from a tent city in Amarillo. During the summer of 1942 three runways were laid down along with a large parking ramp and taxiway system. Four large hangars along with support buildings, barracks a street network, electric, sewer and water lines were constructed. On 1 July 1942, the still uncompleted was assigned to the Central Flying Training Command, being under the jurisdiction of the Army Air Forces Glider School. In September 1942, Cadets began arriving for training at the school.