Souther Field

Souther Field
Souther Field in 1918 at the end of World War I.
Souther Field
Coordinates	32°06′38″N 84°11′19″W / 32.11056°N 84.18861°W / 32.11056; -84.18861
Type	Pilot training airfield
Site information
Controlled by	Air Service, United States Army   United States Army Air Forces
Condition	Civil Airport/Urban area
Site history
Built	1918
In use	1918–1946
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Garrison information
Garrison	Training Section, Air Service (World War I) Army Air Force Training Command (World War I)

Souther Field is a former military airfield, located 3.7 miles (6.0 km) Northeast of Americus, Georgia. It was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the United States entry into World War I in April 1917.^[1]

After World War II, the property was sold to the city of Americus. Most of the airfield was developed into a civil airport. In 1948 a portion of Souther Field was chartered for the South Georgia Trade and Vocational School (later South Georgia Technical College).