Page Field Army Airfield | |
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Part of Third Air Force | |
Fort Myers, Florida | |
Coordinates | 26°35′12″N 081°51′48″W / 26.58667°N 81.86333°W |
Site history | |
Built | 1927 |
Built by | United States Air Force |
In use | 1942–1946 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Page Field Army Airfield' was a United States Army Air Forces base, approximately 4 miles south of Fort Myers, Florida. It was active during World War II as a Third Air Force training airfield. It was closed on 30 September 1945, two years prior to the establishment of the United States Air Force as an independent service.
Today, the facility is Page Field, a civilian general aviation reliever airport. Prior to the construction of Southwest Florida International Airport in the 1980s, it also served as a commercial service airport for the Fort Myers / Lee County area.