St Paul Minneapolis
Airfield Identification
ca 1921 to present
United States of America
CITY: St Paul Minneapolis, MN
IATA/ICAO CODES: MSP / KMSP
OTHER NAMES: Wold-Chamberlain Field, Minneapolis - St Paul International
Commando Operations
During World War II, Wold-Chamberlain Field served as a major base for the Air Transport Command's Alaskan Wing. The airfield was used as one of two staging bases (along with Gore Field, later Great Falls AAB, MT) where materiel was gathered before being flown to the Wing's hub at RCAF Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Units & operators based
1454th AAF Base Unit (Wold-Chamberlain Field)
Air Transport Command Alaskan Wing Station 11
Last edited: 22/01/2024