| South Carolina World War II Army Airfields |
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Map Of Major South Carolina World War II Army Airfields  Third Air Force  AAF Training Command  AAF Contract Flying Schools  Multiple Commands |
| Type | Army Airfields |
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| Built | 1940-1944 |
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| In use | 1940-present |
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During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in South Carolina for antisubmarine defense in the Gulf of Mexico and for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers.
Most of these airfields were under the command of Third Air Force or the Army Air Forces Training Command (AAFTC) (A predecessor of the current-day United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command). However the other USAAF support commands (Air Technical Service Command (ATSC) and Air Transport Command (ATC) maintained a large base in Charleston.
It is still possible to find remnants of these wartime airfields. Many were converted into municipal airports, some were returned to agriculture and several were retained as United States Air Force installations and were front-line bases during the Cold War. Hundreds of the temporary buildings that were used survive today, and are being used for other purposes.
Major Airfields
Multiple Commands
- 421st Base HQ and Air Base Squadron
- Initially: Air Technical Service Command (29th Air Base Group, Distribution Point #2)
- Also used by: Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command (16th Antisubmarine Squadron)
- Later: Transferred to: First Air Force (113th AAF Base Unit)
- Later: Transferred to: Air Transport Command (593d AAF Base Unit)
- Later: Charleston Air Force Base (1952-2010)
- Now:
Joint Base Charleston (2010-Present) (IATA: CHS, ICAO: KCHS, FAA LID: CHS)
Third Air Force
- Sub-base of: Morris Army Airfield, North Carolina
- 359th Army Air Force Base Unit
- Later: Aiken Air Force Station (1955-1975)
- Now: Aiken Municipal Airport (IATA: AIK, ICAO: KAIK, FAA LID: AIK)
- 309th/329th Bombardment Group, 329th AAF Base Unit
- Also used by: Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command
- Later: Transferred to First Air Force
- 129th Army Air Force Base Unit
- Known sub-bases and auxiliaries
- Barnwell Army Airfield
- Johns Island Army Airfield
- North Army Airfield
- Walterboro Army Airfield
- Now: Columbia Metropolitan Airport (IATA: CAE, ICAO: KCAE, FAA LID: CAE)
- Later: Transferred to First Air Force
- Known sub-bases and auxiliaries
- Coronaca Army Airfield
- Anderson Auxiliary Field
- Later: Donaldson Air Force Base (1947-1963)
- Now: Donaldson Center Airport (IATA: GDC, ICAO: KGYH, FAA LID: GYH)
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- Later: Transferred to: United States Marine Corps
- Now: McEntire Joint National Guard Base (IATA: MMT, ICAO: KMMT, FAA LID: MMT)
- Later: Transferred to First Air Force
- Known sub-bases and auxiliaries
- Hartsville Army Airfield
- Hartsville Auxiliary Field
- Now: Florence Regional Airport (IATA: FLO, ICAO: KFLO, FAA LID: FLO) i
- Myrtle Beach General Bombing and Gunnery Range, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west-southwest of Myrtle Beach
- Later: Myrtle Beach Army Airfield
- 519th Army Air Force Base Unit
- Later: Transferred to First Air Force
- 136th Army Air Force Base Unit
- Known sub-bases and auxiliaries
- Ocean Drive Flight Strip
- Later: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base (1956-1993)
- Now: Myrtle Beach International Airport (IATA: MYR, ICAO: KMYR, FAA LID: MYR)
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AAF Training Command
Eastern Flight Training Center
- Army Air Force Flying School (Basic)
- Known sub-bases and auxiliaries
- Burt Gin Auxiliary Field
- Rembert Auxiliary Field
- Monaghan Auxiliary Field
- Sumter Municipal Airport
- Now: Shaw Air Force Base (IATA: SSC, ICAO: KSSC, FAA LID: SSC)
AAF Contract Flying Schools
- Southern Airways Contract Glider Pilot Training School (1941-1943)
- Later: Transferred to: Air Technical Service Command (1943-1945)
- 529th Army Air Force Base Unit
- Joint Civil/USAAF Use
- Now: Greenville Downtown Airport (IATA: GMU, ICAO: KGMU, FAA LID: GMU)
- Georgia Air Service, Inc & Southeastern Air Service, Inc.
- Now: Marlboro County Jetport (IATA: BTN, ICAO: KBBP, FAA LID: BBP)
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- Free French Air Force pilot training
- 58th Flying Training Detachment
- Known sub-bases and auxiliaries
- Jennings Auxiliary Field
- Hagood Auxiliary Field
- Kennedy Auxiliary Field
- Now: Non-aviation use
- (IATA: CDN, ICAO: KCDN, FAA LID: CDN)
- Southern Aviation School
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Third Air Force 
AAF Training Command 
AAF Contract Flying Schools
Multiple Commands
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