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Smoky Hill AAF

Airfield Identification

  1 September 1942 to present

  United States of America


CITY: Salina, KS

IATA/ICAO CODES: SLN / KSLN

OTHER NAMES: Smoky Hill AAF, Smoky Hill AFB, Schilling AFB, Salina Municipal, Salina Regional

Commando Operations

Smoky Hill AAF was activated on 1 September 1942 as a heavy bomber operational training base. It served in that capacity, using B-17 and B-24 throughout the war.

Units & operators based

20th Air Force XX Bomber Command (November 1943 to February 1944)

Last edited: 25/06/2019