Page Field Army Airfield

Page Field Army Airfield
Part of Third Air Force
Fort Myers, Florida
Page Field Army Airfield – 1944
Page Field Army Airfield is located in Florida
Page Field Army Airfield
Page Field Army Airfield
Coordinates26°35′12″N 081°51′48″W / 26.58667°N 81.86333°W / 26.58667; -81.86333 (Page Field Army Airfield)
Site history
Built1927
Built byUnited States Air Force
In use1942–1946
Battles/warsWorld 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.