Hamilton Field (Hamilton AFB)

Hamilton Field/AFB/AAF
Part of Air/Aerospace Defense Command
Located in Novato, California
Hamilton Field, 2006 US Geological Survey photo
Hamilton AFB is located in California
Hamilton AFB
Hamilton AFB
Hamilton AFB is located in the United States
Hamilton AFB
Hamilton AFB
Coordinates38°3′28″N 122°30′45″W / 38.05778°N 122.51250°W / 38.05778; -122.51250
TypeAir Force base
Site information
Controlled byUnited States Army Air Corps
United States Army Air Forces
United States Air Force
United States Army
Site history
Built1932–1935
In use1934–1974
Garrison information
GarrisonAerospace Defense Command

Hamilton Field (Hamilton AFB) was a United States Air Force base, which was inactivated in 1973, decommissioned in 1974, and put into a caretaker status with the Air Force Reserve until 1976. It was transferred to the United States Army in 1983 and was designated an Army Airfield until its BRAC closure in 1988. It is located along the western shore of San Pablo Bay in the southern portion of Novato, in Marin County, California.